Police have completed a search of a Napier suburb, saying people of interest were not located.
A road in the Napier suburb of Tamatea was blocked for a time by armed police due to an "operation", with locals advised to "avoid the area".
In an update just after 4pm, police said cordons were a precaution "while enquires were made to locate people of interest".
"Those people were not located and police will continue to make further enquiries in regards to their whereabouts."
Footage from the scene showed armed police in tactical equipment outside a property. Police said the ongoing inquiries would include armed officers but "there is not believed to be any threat to public safety at this time".
Leicester Ave was closed until about 4pm when cordons were lifted at Coventry Ave and Westminster Ave.
Tamatea Primary School said on Facebook it had been notified by the Ministry of Education that a police operation was taking place.
"We have been told there is no need for a lockdown and they will keep us updated.
"Your tamariki are all safe at school as we continue to monitor this."
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