Man shot dead by police in NZ is believed to be a former Fiji resident

The man shot dead by police in South Auckland this morning is said to have moved to New Zealand from Fiji several years ago.

The man died on Central Ave in Papatoetoe in the early hours of this morning.

Police responded to the street after 13 worried residents called 111 to report a man wielding a machete.

He was reportedly causing damage to vehicles, smashing windows in a house and attempting to cut power lines.

Police had also received calls suggesting the man had been involved in an earlier incident last night but had walked off.

A police dog handler arrived at the scene on his own and had repeatedly told the man to put down his weapon.

However, Counties Manukau District Commander Superintendent Jill Rogers said the man had kept advancing on the officer.

She says the man did not put the weapon down and he was shot.

The man was given immediate medical assistance, and other officers who arrived shortly after had also tried to help, but the man had died.

[Source: NZ Herald]