One person has been arrested after armed police responded to an assault call-out in Christchurch overnight.
Police told the New Zealand Herald a person was arrested and “charges are being considered” after the incident on Hills Rd, Mairehau, last night.
They were responding to “a report of an assault in Hills Rd”, police said.
The road was temporarily cordoned off but has been fully reopened.
Several people could be seen wearing handcuffs after the incident, the New Zealand Herald reported.
