Video will play in Play now Don't auto playNever auto playSchools and a kindergarten in Palmerston North remain in lock-down as armed police hunt for a fleeing offender. Loud bangs were heard after armed police stormed a house as they hunt for the man. A police spokeswoman said the Armed Offenders Squad was trying to find the man in the suburb of Cloverlea. A spokeswoman from Somerset Crescent School said the school was "technically still in lock-down, but kids are being released if they're accompanied by a parent". A Special Tactical Unit van was parked outside Cloverlea dairy and police were speaking to members of the public.

Source: New Zealand Herald June 30, 2016 01:26 UTC