A man who allegedly broke into a house and threatened a woman with a knife while her children were asleep will appear in court today.
The alleged incident happened on North Rd, Kaitaia about 4am on Saturday.
Senior Sergeant Cliff Metcalfe said the woman and her three young children were sleeping in the lounge when a man armed with a knife allegedly entered the house and threatened her.
The man left the house without injuring anyone.
Mr Metcalfe said a police forensics team from Whangarei travelled to Kaitaia on Saturday and spoke to a number of witnesses.
He did not have details on the nature of the alleged threats or whether the man knew people living in the house.
Joanne Haywood, of the police media team, confirmed a man was facing charges of aggravated burglary, abduction, indecent assault, and threatening to kill.
Police would not comment further as the matter was before the court.
The man is in custody and will appear in the Kaitaia District Court today.