A high profile sports person is to appear in Wellington District Court today facing charges including resisting police in an incident where the man was bitten by a police dog.
He also faces counts of assault with intent to injure, injuring a police dog, and causing loss by deception.
These stem from an incident in Rongotai in the early hours of Saturday morning.
The New Zealand Herald reports the incident stemmed from an allegedly unpaid taxi fare.
The police said in a statement neither the victim nor police dog required attention for any injuries.
However, the man was treated in hospital after being bitten by the dog during his arrest.
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