A 29-year-old woman has been arrested after armed police were called to an incident involving a weapon in Christchurch on Monday afternoon.
Police received reports about a person with a weapon on Poulson St in Addington about 3pm.
The woman was charged with breaching bail and pointing "a thing likely to be, or believed to be, a prohibited firearm at a person".
She was due to appear in the Christchurch District Court on Tuesday.
Armed officers responded as a precaution.
Police said two people, including the woman, were taken into custody.
No charges have been laid against the second person, police said.
An eyewitness told Chris Lynch Media he saw a woman threatening a man with what appeared to be a gun.
“She yelled: 'Don’t make me shoot you'," the witness told Chris Lynch Media.
The woman was later seen being handcuffed by police at the scene.
No injuries were reported.
