Press Release – New Zealand Police Police searching for a wanted man who was sought in relation to the firearms incident at the Sofitel Hotel in Auckland last month have arrested him today. The man was arrested this afternoon by Armed Offenders Squad members executing a search warrant at a rural property near Kerikeri. The man, aged 27, is in custody and is receiving medical treatment for a minor injury sustained during the arrest after initially resisting Police. He will be appearing in the Kaikohe District Court tomorrow on charges relating to discharging a firearm with intent to cause grievous bodily harm and unlawfully possessing firearms.