Man, 60, shot as neighbours row - New Zealand Herald
A dispute between neighbours has resulted in a 60-year-old Northland man suffering gunshot wounds. After a major armed police callout Kaitaia officers yesterday arrested a 21-year-old Coopers Beach man. Kaitaia police had converged on a rural home near Mangonui following reports of a shooting just before midday on Saturday. Detective Sergeant Trevor Beatson said the Northland District Armed Offenders Squad, and other armed local officers went to the property in Kohumaru Rd and the surrounding area. Officers found a 60-year-old man suffering from gunshot wounds about his upper body, back, neck and leg, from what police believed to have been shots fired from a shotgun. Late on Saturday night members of the AOS and other police staff searched several properties looking for people involved in the violence. While the searches had not located anyone of interest, police said they did not believe those involved in the incident posed a risk to the wider community. Police had asked the public for help to find a dark-coloured, possibly black, 1991 Toyota Hilux Surf four-wheel-drive vehicle, believed to have been involved in the incident. Source: www.nzherald.co.nz
