18 May 2022

Person still in hospital after Tawa college incident

From Morning Report, 7:41 am on 18 May 2022

A person remains in hospital this morning after being seriously hurt in an attack at a Wellington high school yesterday afternoon.

The police put Tawa College into lockdown for more than an hour a little after 2pm, and a person was arrested after what was believed to be a stabbing.

Police at Wellington's Tawa College.

Photo: RNZ / Angus Dreaver

Neither police nor the school are confirming what happened.

Reporter Soumya Bhamidipati spoke to Corin Dann from outside Tawa College