UPDATE: Firearms incident, Palmerston North

A man has been arrested following a firearms incident in Roslyn, Palmerston North.

Police were in the area making enquiries after a related fleeing driver incident that occurred about 4:25pm.

At about 4:40pm a man presented a firearm at Police from a property on Clyde Crescent.

The man refused Police instructions to come out of the property.

About 8:45pm tear gas was deployed.

The man exited the property and was arrested.

/NZ Police Public Release. View in full here.