A person was taken to hospital with critical injuries after a firearms incident in the suburb of Highbury, just after 6.30pm.

A scene guard's been in place.

A police spokeswoman says enquiries into the incident are ongoing.

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20 Oct: Police have named a wanted man, after an alleged homicide at Pahiatua, near Palmerston North - as Jeremy Robertson

18 Oct: The Canterbury rugby team are expecting another torrid home knockout as they host Hawke's Bay in the second NPC semifinal tonight, to see who'll play Otago in the final

18 Oct: A person's died after a serious two-vehicle crash in Feilding this afternoon

17 Oct: The public is being asked for sightings of a man possibly involved in a homicide, in a town near Palmerston North

16 Oct: Police have found a woman's red station wagon - as they investigate her death in Pahiatua yesterday, west of Palmerston North

15 Oct: A man's due to appear in Tauranga District Court today, charged with the murder of a six-month-old baby earlier this year, in the Manawatu-Whanganui region's Foxton Beach

13 Oct: Police will have a visible presence across Hawke's Bay over the next few days - with two gang tangi taking place

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