A police officer stands by a vehicle at the Z service station in Kaikorai Valley Rd last night. Photo: Gregor RichardsonPolice arrested a 46-year-old man in Brockville last night following a short-lived manhunt during which an officer fired a shot from a pistol. The premises was the Z service station. About half a dozen police swarmed the service station when the man was spotted. The offender drove his vehicle towards a patrol car and officers in his efforts to avoid arrest.

Source: Otago Daily Times February 25, 2026 15:38 UTC