Police and negotiators remain at the scene of a stand-off in Levin where a man has been holed up at a property for more than 24 hours.
At least 80 residents of Bledisloe Street in the Horowhenua town have been forced out of their homes as police negotiate with the man in what they describe as a self-harm situation.
It comes as the man posts about the ongoing situation to social media with police confirming they attended an incident earlier this week at the same house.
Manawatū reporter Jimmy Ellingham and cameraman Angus Dreaver are in Levin.