Photo: RNZ / Angus Dreaver
A cordon is up and armed police are in the suburb of Awapuni in Palmerston North while armed officers search for person who fled police after their vehicle's tyres were spiked.
The police said they were told about a stolen vehicle on Main Street, Roslyn, at about midday.
It was spotted on a nearby street and officers watched the vehicle before deploying road spikes.
The driver then fled on foot, and police are trying to find them.
A gun was found in the abandoned vehicle.
A cordon is up on Alexander Street, and the public is being asked to avoid the area.
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