Two people are dead after a shooting in Whangarei this afternoon.
Police were called to McMillan Ave, Kamo, at 1.13pm.
Police have confirmed that a man found dead at the property earlier this afternoon was shot and a second person has since died from a gunshot wound.
The two men were known to each other.
The second man was initially taken to hospital in critical condition.
Detective Inspector Dene Begbie said post mortems would be held on both men.
He said police were confident there was no ongoing threat to the public.
"The public will continue to see police activity on McMillian Ave as investigators continue to make inquiries over the coming days," Det Insp Begbie said.
Tina Peters, who was with family and friends celebrating her son's 2nd birthday at a nearby playcentre, said everybody remained inside with the doors locked.
She said a guest who left the party called to say police were telling everyone in the area to stay indoors.
Peters said they weren't worried, but had planned where people could hide in the playcentre if they needed to.
