Cordons lifted in Mt Maunganui as police search for a man

2:44 pm on 26 December 2021

Police asked some residents to stay indoors this afternoon as they try and locate a man in the central area of Mount Maunganui.

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Police said earlier in a statement that they were attending a serious incident in the Bedford Place area.

There were concerns for the wellbeing of the man who police are now trying to find.

As a precaution, an area was cordoned off, and residents were asked to stay indoors.

Police are still searching for the person involved, but the cordons have now been lifted in the area.