One of New Zealand's most wanted fugitives has been deported from Australia and has touched down in New Zealand today.
Paul Bennett, who has been on the run from New Zealand police for more than a decade, was removed from Villawood Immigration Detention Centre.
Mr Bennett told the New Zealand Herald today he was booked on a commercial flight, which landed in Christchurch this afternoon.
New Zealand Police confirmed the wanted man, who has been on the run since 2008, had arrived on a flight from Australia this afternoon.
He was met by officers on arrival and taken into custody on existing arrest warrants.
Police said he would appear in Christchurch District Court tomorrow on a number of charges.