A 25-year-old man has been remanded in custody after a hostage drama in Napier.
The address where police were responding to an incident for 12 hours in Napier. Photo: RNZ / Anusha Bradley
Appearing in Hastings District Court this afternoon on charges of unlawful possession of a firearm and discharging a firearm, the man was granted interim name suppression.
He was arrested just before 2am today, in what the police have described as a hostage situation involving a woman, after a tense 12-hour standoff in Alexander Avenue, Onekawa.
He will next appear in Napier District Court on 17 July.