A Whangārei man has been arrested after a 15-hour standoff with police where he refused to come down from a tree.
Whangārei Area Commander Inspector Maria Nordstrom said at about 10:30am on Friday, a 40-year-old man who was a person of interest with an active arrest warrant fled from police after being spotted on Wairau Drive in Tikipunga.
The man allegedly fled on foot, swimming across a small river onto nearby farmland.
The police Eagle helicopter found him in a tree in bushland at about 12pm.
After nearly 12 hours, at about 1:40am on Saturday, the man came down from the tree and was taken into police custody.
He was expected to appear at the Whangārei District Court on Saturday in relation to the arrest warrant.
Inspector Nordstrom said police had not ruled out further charges.
Source: RNZ · RNZ | Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa
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