A man who made lewd comments to teenage school students in Gate Pa was the subject of a police manhunt yesterday morning.
Bay of Plenty police communications manager Kim Perks the man had first come to police attention on Tuesday night after approaching a couple of female school students between 5pm and 5.30pm.
The man, described as Maori aged about 20 wearing dark clothing and possibly a cap, had acted suspciously and made inappropriate comments to the girls which made them feel uncomfortable, Ms Perks said.
Police went searching for the man last night but could not find him.
Police were notified of the man's appearance in the area again yesterday morning about 8.25am.