As stated by Whangārei Area Commander, Inspector Maria Nordstrom:
One person is in custody following a 15-hour stand-off with Whangārei Police yesterday.
Around 10.30am Police saw a man, who was a person of interest and had a warrant to arrest, on Wairau Drive, Tikipunga. The man fled on foot, swimming across a small river onto nearby farmland.
The Police Eagle helicopter was called to assist, and around 12pm, the man was located up a tree in bushland.
The Police Negotiation Team attended and engaged with the man over the course of the incident to ensure his safety while in the tree, and to bring him safely to the ground.
Nearly 12-hours later, around 1.40am today, the man came down from the tree and was taken into custody.
The 40-year-old man is due before Whangārei District Court this morning in relation to the warrant to arrest.
Police are not ruling out further charges.
