A man armed with a knife has been taken into custody after Whanganui Hospital was forced into a temporary lockdown around 1.30pm.
It comes after police were alerted to a person "behaving suspiciously" at Whanganui Hospital.
The hospital went into a temporary lockdown as a precaution while armed police responded to the scene at Heads Road Hospital Campus, Te Whatu Ora Whanganui acting interim director Andrew McKinnon told 1News in a statement.
"A short time later police removed a man with a knife without incident and the hospital lockdown was lifted.
"We take the safety of our staff and community extremely seriously. It was great to see a safe outcome from today’s incident."
The 54-year-old is due to appear in Whanganui District Court next Tuesday for possession of a knife in a public place.
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