Police have arrested one person after officers were shot at on Te Ngae Road, in the Rotorua suburb of Ōwhata.
Police were following a suspected stolen vehicle at about 5.35pm when an occupant got out of the vehicle and fired at them, hitting the patrol car.
During the exchange a bystander received moderate injuries.
The suspect then threatened a person and took their vehicle.
Further down Te Ngae Road, he stopped at an address, where he took a second vehicle.
That vehicle was followed by police and was spiked, coming to a stop on State Highway 30 near Okatina Road.
The suspect has been taken into custody and a firearm recovered.