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Police investigating Monday's shooting in the Auckland suburb of Pt Chevalier say that the injured man appears to have engineered the confrontation which led to the shooting.
Senior Investigating officer Detective Superintendent Rod Drew says in a statement that it is apparent from police communications telephone recordings, that the man enticed police to the address on a 111 call with a false report of a violent domestic incident, involving a man armed with a concealed firearm.
"It is now apparent that, having given a distinctive description of the 'angry man' he said was armed with a concealed firearm, the man dressed himself to fit the description and waited for police to arrive," Drew says.
"After some verbal interaction with police he advanced into the street and threatened police who had responded to the 111 calls, with what appeared to be a firearm wrapped in a towel. When he refused to stop, an officer fired one shot and the man was disarmed.
"The officers involved then provided immediate first aid until advanced paramedics arrived at the scene about 10 minutes later."
The 36 year-old man, named as Auckland actor Rob Mokaraka, has been under police guard in Auckland Hospital since early on Monday afternoon.
He is in a stable condition and is expected to remain in hospital for a week or more.
Police say a search of Mokaraka's room shows signs of distress, and say his room had been turned upside-down.
The officer who fired the shot at Mokaraka is expected to complete a formal interview on Wednesday, as are the other officers involved with the incident. The officer is off work while he completes the full medical and psychological de-briefing required by the police. He is not stood down from duty.
Drew says the investigation into the incident is progressing well.
This is the third police shooting in three months. The previous two shootings were fatal.
Gun fanatic Jan Molenaar held police in Napier at bay for days before he was killed.
And wheel chair bound Shayne Sime was shot dead by police after opening fire in his Christchurch neighbourhood.
The Police Association says it is a worrying trend, and can be harrowing for the officers caught up in it.
Meanwhile a decision about whether Mokaraka will face charges is expected soon.
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