One person is in custody after a five-hour stand-off with armed police in Christchurch this afternoon.
Police said they were called to an address in Wilsons Rd in the St Martins area of the city around 8am.
鈥淐ordons are in place and some staff are armed as a precaution,鈥 a spokesperson said.
鈥淢embers of the public are advised to avoid the area.鈥
Armed police responded to the callout on Wilsons Rd. Photo / George Heard
After 1.30pm, police said they had taken one person into custody.
More to come.
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