Five young people assaulted a bus driver and used weapons to smash the windows of a school bus in Havelock North this afternoon.
Police say the incident on Te Aute Rd happened when two girls and three boys tried to get on a school bus carrying Hastings Boys' High students.
The five "had an issue" with an unknown group of students on the bus, police say.
The driver managed to stop the group at the bus doors, but was assaulted.
They left, but came back carrying weapons, including knives, when they smashed windows on the bus.
Police say the group, which acted with a "pack mentality", fled the scene but were found and arrested shortly after.
They now face a number of charges including possessing an offensive weapon, wilful damage and assault.
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