Only in NZ

Reminiscent of a scene from the movie Blazing Saddles a Kiwi holds police at bay with a knife to his own throat.

Stun grenades and shotguns were used to subdue a man holding a knife to his own throat in a tense armed stand-off in Auckland yesterday. More than 20 armed police stormed a two-storey home in the beachside suburb of Kohimarama after a three-hour seige, which ended when the man surrendered.

If the guy was hit by a stun grenade then ‘surrender’ isn’t the word I’d use….maybe ‘just sat there in a daze and allowed himself to be arrested’ could be closer. A 26-year-old man has been arrested and charged with breaching a protection order and will appear in Auckland District Court tomorrow.