It has now been lifted.“Police said schools and childcare centres nearby were temporarily placed into lockdown. Glenfield Mall was evacuated and four schools went into lockdown after a person was seen with a firearm following a car crash. Quin, a worker at a Glenfield Mall restaurant, said he saw a lot of police arrive at the mall with “heavy firearms” before it was evacuated. Glenfield College wrote on Facebook that it had been advised to go into lockdown because of events at Glenfield Mall. Wairau Valley Special School said on its website that it had gone into lockdown because of an incident nearby.

Source: New Zealand Herald April 01, 2026 23:49 UTC