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Emergency services have been called to Tangowahine in Northland.
Police and a rescue helicopter were dispatched to an incident in Northland.
Police and ambulance were unable to provide details, but police confirmed they were responding to an incident near Dargaville.
It is understood that emergency services were called to Tangowahine, a rural town near Dargaville.
A local resident said he had heard many police cars traveling down State Highway 14, starting just before 10 a.m.
She said that around 10:45 a.m. she had seen a dog driving a car along with two undercover police cars.
At Tangowahine School, classes continued normally, Principal Huw Wainwright said.
He said the police had told them that an incident was unfolding but had not provided details of what had happened or where.
The school was not closed, he said, adding: “The police have not advised us to do anything out of the ordinary.”
“We have not informed the student just to keep him safe,” he said.
