A 21-year-old Gisborne man remains on the run from police today after he assaulted a police constable yesterday afternoon and ran off.

Fabian Thomas Miller, of Gisborne, has been on the run from police since yesterday afternoon when he assaulted the constable in central Gisborne.

Police said Mr Miller should not be approached but they would like to hear from anyone who had seen him.

He is a Maori man, of slim build, about 170 cm tall, with short dark hair and brown eyes.

At the time of the assault he was wearing a dark baseball cap, dark skinny jeans and a light brown coloured puffer jacket.

- APNZ