Cordons on a Hawke's Bay street have been taken down after police failed to find the people they were looking for.

Police converged on Leicester Avenue in Tamatea earlier this afternoon and the area was cordoned off as a precaution.

Surrounding roads had reopened and a number of armed police would continue to work in the area.

Police said they do not believe there was any threat to public safety.

They were providing no details about the people they were looking for.

Source: RNZ · RNZ | Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa

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