Taranaki's Stratford High School is reportedly on lockdown, with armed police swarming the area.
Police said there were reports of a person walking down Swansea Rd (which the school is located on), with what the caller believed to be a firearm.
Cordons are up at the school.
NZHerald reports students were not being allowed in the school, but it was said some students were already in classrooms.
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