A 59-year-old man has been remanded in custody after appearing in Whangarei District Court today charged with wounding with intent to injure and unlawful possession of a firearm.
Maungaturoto builder Alan Joseph Place is accused of shooting a man in the leg last night after a domestic dispute in the town, 64km south of Whangarei.
Police said the armed offenders squad was called to a house in the town at 9.30pm after a man was shot in the lower leg.
He was taken to Whangarei Hospital and had surgery on his leg. He was in a stable condition.
Place is to reappear in Whangarei District Court on August 5.
