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2 May 2024 19:53
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  •   Home > News > National > Upper North Island

    A man's been arrested over a firearms scare that sent Taupo schools into lockdown last week

    A man's been arrested over a firearms scare that sent Taupo schools into lockdown last week


    Police swarmed to Hilltop on Thursday - after reports an agitated man was walking around with a gun.

    A kindergarten and five schools went into lockdown.

    Police have found a 28-year-old man at a Counties Manukau address, and he'll appear in the District Court today on firearms charges.

    © 2024 Newstalk ZB, NZCity

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