Wellington police are considering charging a mysterious sugar daddy as more women come forward with complaints about his “concerning behaviour”.
This comes after the Herald reported the man had been making women on the streets of the capital feel “unsafe” for months.
Wellington area prevention manager Inspector Jason McCarthy said police started receiving reports about the man in late 2025.
They related to his allegedly “handing out written notes to women, seeking companionship with a financial incentive”.
McCarthy said police did not identify any criminal offending at the time.
“This concerning behaviour has been brought to the attention of police again, and we believe the same man is responsible.”
The wannabe sugar daddy had been approaching women in Newtown, Mt Cook and central Wellington, McCarthy said.
“Since receiving reports in late 2025, this behaviour appears to have escalated, therefore police will be making further inquiries with this man and have not ruled out laying charges.”
In January, the Herald reported that the mysterious man was offering between $200 and $300 a week in exchange for “friendship” and “companionship”.
One woman said she was “bewildered” by the note she received, while another described the behaviour as “very, very weird and icky”.
The notes handed out varied slightly in wording, but all of them claimed the man was “lonely” and would “spoil” the receiver “rotten”.
One Wellington woman filed a restraining order application against the man after he allegedly followed her home. She claimed his behaviour quickly became “sinister”.
Another woman alleged he made violent threats against her and made her feel “isolated and cornered”.
Many women have shared their experiences with the man on social media, posting pictures of their notes and detailing his appearance so others could identify him.
Holly Davies, 20, was approached by him on Tuesday.
She told the Herald she was on her way home from babysitting and was waiting at a bus stop.
She was on a phone call to her mother when the man entered the bus shelter and handed her a note.
“I said, ‘No, I’m good,’ and he tried to reassure me he wouldn’t want anything except for an online friendship in return.
“And I said, ‘No, I’m good’ again, and he said to think about it, then I said ‘No’.”
She immediately realised who he was because the handwriting was similar to the notes she had seen other women receive.
He was also wearing a “bad toupee”, which she recognised from descriptions of him posted on Facebook.
The note he handed to Davies said: “I am looking for a friend I can spoil rotten.
“I’ll make it worthwhile and buy you anything you want, even a brand new car!”
While the message closely matched previous notes, it was signed with a different name and phone number.
Another Wellington woman was approached by the man on the same day and handed the same note.
“My interaction with him was relatively harmless, but I have heard that he can be very aggressive if questioned, which I did not do as I was alone and decided listening for two minutes was safer than creating a scene,” she posted on the Facebook page Vic Deals.
Police are continuing to urge anybody who has had contact with the man to make a report by calling 105.
Janhavi Gosavi is a Wellington-based journalist for the New Zealand Herald who covers news in the capital.