Police hunt man over attempted abduction

Police are looking for a Polynesian man in his late 20s or early 30s who attempted to get a 15 year old girl into his car in Wainuiomata last night.

Lower Hutt Police Constable Leigh Tyrer said the girl was walking home alone around 6.50pm when the man, who was driving a sand coloured four door vehicle, approached her and asked for directions.

After giving him directions she carried on but a short time later noticed the same vehicle approach and stop in the middle of the road.

Police said the driver aggressively demanded she get into the vehicle the girl responded by screaming out which caused the man to drive away.

The man is described as large, with short black hair and wearing a beige or brown striped polo shirt.

- NZPA