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A police officer has been charged with assaulting a 13-year-old boy after a fleeing driver incident.
Court documents seen by RNZ allege that Brendan Scott Munster assaulted a 13-year-old boy in Auckland on 6 February.
The 32-year-old, whose occupation is listed as a police officer, was scheduled to appear in the Auckland District Court on Friday.
An Auckland District Court registrar said Munster's appearance was excused on Friday, and adjourned to August with diversion one of the considerations for police.
Auckland Deployment Commander Superintendent Zane Hooper confirmed in a statement to RNZ that a staff member had been charged following an incident "at the conclusion of a fleeing driver event".
"The incident occurred on 6 February 2025 and ended in the Greenlane area.
"Police investigated the incident and notified the Independent Police Conduct Authority at the time."
The officer was summonsed to the Auckland District Court on a charge of assaults child, Hooper said.
"The member was placed on restricted duties in March."
As the matter is before the Court, police were unable to comment further.
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