Auckland police have arrested a man in connection with alleged gang intimidation a pensioner was caught up in.

On early Saturday morning 86-year-old Rosemary Rudolph was left terrified after a suspected gang attacker fired shotgun blasts at her house in the West Auckland suburb of Avondale.

Detective Senior Sergeant Glenn Baldwin said police executing a search warrant on Sunday morning discovered "three firearms and a large quantity of ammunition" at an undisclosed address.

DAVID WHITE / FAIRFAX NZ Rudolph was terrified after her Avondale house and car was fired at overnight.

A 26-year-old man was also arrested on three charges of unlawful possession of a firearm, unlawful possession of ammunition, possession of offensive weapons and demanding with menace, Baldwin said.

PENSIONER'S WEEKEND TERROR

Rosemary Rudolph was left shaken and scared after her Cradock St house and car were fired at at 1.30am on Saturday.

DAVID WHITE / FAIRFAX NZ Gunfire smashed out the house's widows.

"I heard these four; bang, bang, bang, bang. Four shots, like that," Rudolph said.

She said two gang members - who she believed belonged to the King Cobras - were asking her son for money on Friday afternoon, and when he refused, returned later that night and gunned the place.

"About 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon, my son came out to meet me and said 'mum, our door's been kicked in'," Rudolph said.

She said "two big huge guys" asked her son for money, and when the son said he didn't have any and closed the door on them, they forced their way in.

"He shut the door but one of them kicked the door open."

They eventually left but returned later that night with guns.

"I thought the neighbour was letting crackers off again.

"So I came out in my dressing gown ... and I was going to look outside but I thought better of it - I didn't really know that the windows had been shot out."

Rudolph said it was lucky her son was out at the time.

"He was out with one of his friends, and he didn't come till right after it happened, because he could have been killed ... [the gunfire] was right over his bed.

"He would have been in bed and had the full blast of it."

She said that after calling the police, two armed officers were stationed outside her house for the rest of the night so she could get some sleep. More police arrived in the morning and began carrying out a forensic scene examination.

"It is of concern that shots would be fired at a dwelling and a vehicle," said Detective Senior Sergeant Glenn Baldwin.

"Whilst there was huge potential for someone to get hurt, fortunately no-one was injured."

INVESTIGATION CONTINUES



The investigation into the Cradock St incident continues, Baldwin said.

Police ask anyone with information to contact Auckland Central Police Station on 09 302 6400.

Alternatively, details can be passed to Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.