A 40-year-old man has been arrested after spending nearly 12 hours up a tree during a 15-hour standoff with police in Whangārei yesterday.
Police spotted the man, who was wanted on an arrest warrant, on Wairau Dr in Tikipunga at around 10.30am on Friday.
The man fled from police on foot, swimming across a small river before making his way onto nearby farmland.
The Eagle helicopter was called in to assist, and the man was found up a tree in bushland at about midday.
Whangārei Area Commander Inspector Maria Nordstrom said the police negotiation team attended and engaged with the man throughout the stand-off to ensure his safety and encourage him to come down.
"Nearly 12-hours later, around 1.40am today, the man came down from the tree and was taken into custody," Nordstrom said.
He was due to appear in the Whangārei District Court this morning in relation to the arrest warrant.
Police said further charges had not been ruled out.
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