Police and the Coastguard head back to shore after making the arrests on Thursday afternoon, with the inflatable boat in tow. Photo / Paul Taylor
A low-speed boat chase off a Napier beach has ended with two arrests.
Two people appeared to try to escape from police on an inflatable boat during a bizarre incident on Thursday afternoon.
A police spokesperson said the pair on the boat - including one with an active warrant -
were arrested during the incident with the help of the Coastguard.
A witness said there were police officers and even a police dog on the waterfront near Spriggs Park at Ahuriri about 1.30pm, looking out at the inflatable boat roughly 150m from shore.
