The scene where four vehicles - including three police cars - were rammed. Photo: RNZ / Bill Hickman
- Five police officers were injured after their cars were rammed
- A 49-year-old man was arrested and faces charges of aggravated assault and failing to stop for police
- The man has been given bail on strict conditions
- Police say a child was in the car at the time of the ramming
A child was in the car at the time when a driver rammed police cars and injured five officers, police say.
Four vehicles, including three police cars, were hit by a driver attempting to escape officers in the Lower Hutt suburb of Epuni.
Five officers received minor injuries and cars were extensively damaged in the "quick-moving" incident on Tuesday afternoon, police said.
Police have also confirmed to RNZ that a child known to the driver that rammed officers was in the car.
Charged man appears in court
A 49-year-old man charged over the incident was granted bail during a court appearance on Wednesday.
He faces charges of of aggravated assault and failng to stop for police. No pleas were entered during the court appearance.
He was given bail but is restricted to his home.
The man will next appear in court on 22 April and was given interim name suppression.
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