A man was fatally shot by police on the afternoon of Thursday February 15 after fleeing a police stop and threatening a parent and child with a firearm.
Police say they stopped the man just after midday on Ulster Street in Hamilton.
The driver fled and later crashed in the Matamata-Piako area, more than 50 kilometres away.
He was then shot by police after threatening a parent and their child.
The Independent Police Conduct Authority will be notified and a Critical Incident Investigation is underway.
RNZ reporter Maia Ingoe spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.
