After being on the run for five weeks, a wanted criminal paid for a helicopter to fly him out of the bush to hand himself in. Speaking on his way into the station, Bryant said he had been holed up "in the middle of nowhere'' near Waianakarua. Wanted criminal James Bryant (wearing mask) hands himself in at Dunedin Police Station after encouragement from support person Arthur Taylor. Photo: Linda RobertsonHe paid for a helicopter to fly in and retrieve him this afternoon. He later contacted him and said he wanted to hand himself in because he was worried that police had labelled him as dangerous.

Source: Otago Daily Times May 27, 2021 04:41 UTC