Attribute to Acting Detective Sergeant Steve Leonard: 

Police investigating reports of serious sexual offending by a Flaxmere man are continuing to appeal for information.

On Monday 23 March, a 37-year-old Flaxmere man, who has name suppression, was arrested and charged with abduction for sex, impedes breathing/blood circulation, two counts of unlawful sexual connection with female over 16, and four counts male rapes female over 16. He is currently remanded in custody, due to reappear in Napier District Court on 12 June.

A disregard for the road rules has ended in two arrests in Counties Manukau overnight.

The driver of a vehicle travelling with no headlights on and swerving across the road in now headed to court.

Just after 7pm, Police were alerted to a Honda HR-V travelling northbound on State Highway 2 without headlights activated and swerving within the lane.

A Pōkeno Highways unit has attempted to stop the vehicle however, the driver failed to stop and was not pursued.