A police officer holds a firearm at the scene of the Hamilton shooting. Photo: Cole Eastham-Farrelly/RNZ
Police are speaking with five people in relation to a firearms incident in west Auckland.
Reports were received that man had been shot at a house on Hutchinson Road in New Lynn at around 9.40am Saturday.
He drove to a petrol station on nearby Great North Road and was then taken to hospital with serious injuries.
By early afternoon, the police traced a vehicle seen leaving the Hutchinson Road house to a property in Kelston, around 2km away.
Five people from the Kelston house are now helping police with their enquiries and a scene examination is underway at the New Lynn property.
Police acknowledged the disruption caused by Saturday morning's incident and thanked Hutchinson Road residents who were affected for their patience.
Police are asking for any witnesses to come forward.