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Emergency services have been called to Tangowahine in Northland.
A man and a police dog were shot in an incident near Dargaville, Northland.
Police said the couple were separately airlifted to hospital and veterinary surgery after the shooting in the rural settlement of Tangowahine.
Officers said they were still working to understand what happened, but confirmed that the man was shot by an officer after he shot the police dog.
A local resident said she 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 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 students just to keep them safe,” he said.
