A 57-year-old woman has been arrested over wilful damage at Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern's Mt Albert electorate office earlier on Thursday.
A police scene examination was conducted after someone threw an object at the office, smashing the front door. What appears to be a samurai sword could be seen lying on the pavement outside.
"Police have arrested a woman in connection with a wilful damage incident at an address on New North Road earlier today," a spokesperson said.
"The 57-year-old was located at a Coatesville address where she was taken into custody. The woman is currently assisting Police with our enquiries into the matter and we are not currently seeking anyone else."
There was a large police presence outside the office, located in the Auckland suburb of Morningside, with multiple police cars and fire appliances at the scene.
A police spokesperson earlier said police received a report of wilful damage at the office at about 8:20am on Thursday morning "where an object was thrown through a window".
"No injuries have been reported and the building was unoccupied at the time."
A spokesperson for the Prime Minister was aware of the incident and said no one was at building at the time. She had no further information to provide.
Prime Minister Ardern is currently in Antarctia. She flew there on Wednesday to see research, environmental protection, conservation and operations undertaken by Kiwis there.
