Katikati schools and medical centre placed in lockdown during police incident

Friday 21 November 2025 · 3 outlets · 3 reports · updated Fri 21 Nov 2025, 1:52pm

Katikati College, Katikati Primary School, and a medical centre were placed in lockdown following a police incident. Police directed the lockdown while searching for a person of interest. A person has since been arrested, and schools have reported that all students are safe and accounted for.

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1. NZ HeraldFri 21 Nov 2025, 11:58am

   College, daycare in lockdown after police incident in Katikati (opens in new tab)

2. StuffFri 21 Nov 2025, 12:10pm

   Bay of Plenty schools in lockdown after nearby incident (opens in new tab)

3. RNZFri 21 Nov 2025, 1:52pm

   Katikati schools, medical centre in lockdown as police hunt for person of interest (opens in new tab)