Oamaru Police are looking for a man who allegedly tried to entice a child into a car.
About 8.10am this morning a 12-year-old girl was walking on Solway St towards Salesyard Rd, Oamaru when she was stopped and spoken to by a male in a red utility vehicle.
A police spokesman said the man tried to get the girl into his vehicle.
She refused and was able to escape.
The vehicle was last seen heading up Solway St towards the main road.