Location:

Wellington

A man is before the courts after the use of a laser in a dangerous manner, directed at two commercial aircrafts in Wellington on Saturday evening.

At around 6.45pm, Police received a report from Air Traffic Control that a plane preparing to land at Wellington Airport was targeted by a laser.

Within five minutes, a second plane reported a laser being pointed in its direction.

The information provided to Police suggested the laser came from Stokes Valley.