Cordons lifted in central Auckland suburb of Mt Roskill after police incident

RNZ News

19-06-2025

Police used distraction tactics to separate a man and woman during a family harm incident in Mt Roskill, following a standoff.
They said a man has now been taken into custody and nobody was injured.
An RNZ reporter at the scene of the incident on White Swan Road, said police confirmed the Eagle Helicopter circling above was used to identify an opportunity for distraction techniques to be deployed.
Four loud noises were heard at 4.07pm but it's unclear if they were gunshots.
Police closed off a section of White Swan Road before 1pm as officers responded to a family harm incident.
Cordons were in place between Ellis Ave and Richardson Rd as officers attempted to engage with an individual in a nearby house.
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Marika Khabazi
The reporter said earlier an officer armed with a sniper was deployed outside a house, monitoring the situation from a distance.
Some residents living on the section of White Swan Road where the incident had unfolded were unable to return to their homes and had been told by police to stay away in the meantime.
About a dozen White Swan Road residents, including parents with children who had just finished school, were not allowed to enter the cordons to get home.
One resident said they'd been given no information on how long the road would be blocked for.
The principal of Lynfield College was at the scene, trying to help students who weren't able to return home.
Kath Knell said the school would be providing a safe place for students while they waited.
It's understood the school, along with Marshall Laing Primary School, had not needed to lock down.
WHITE SWAN RD, MOUNT ROSKILL - FINAL UPDATE - 5:00PM
White Swan Rd is now OPEN in both directions. All buses have resumed their regular routes. Allow extra time for delays in the area to ease. ^ND
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All cordons in the area where lifted just before 5pm.
After the four-hour stand-off, an Auckland man was arrested on family-harm charges.
Police have since confirmed that, despite not being injured, the man was taken to hospital for observation.
St John said it took one person to hospital in a moderate condition, while another was assessed at the scene and was also in a moderate condition.
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