Police used pepper spray to disable and arrest a man seen chasing another man with an axe in Kaikohe yesterday.
Four officers were called to Bissett Rd where, after a tense but short stand-off, they took the man with the axe into custody.
The police believe the incident involved family
issues.
A 47-year-old is expected to appear today in the Kaikohe District Court on a charge of possessing an offensive weapon.