A person is due to appear in court in the coming days on charges of assaulting police, driving without a licence, and failing to stop for Police.

The  person has been taken into custody after failing to stop for Police in Nawton, Hamilton on Tuesday morning. 

"Police activated lights and sirens after sighting a vehicle of interest travelling on Vernall Street around 10.50am," says Hamilton City Area Commander Inspector Andrea McBeth.

"However, the driver continued."

Police followed the vehicle along Vernall Street where the driver turned into a driveway, exited, and attempted to flee the scene on foot but was swiftly arrested around 11am.

"During the arrest, occupants of the property became aggressive towards the attending officers, who then made a call for assistance.

"A Police unit responding to the call for assistance and engaged in urgent duty driving, with lights and sirens activated, was then involved in a two vehicle collision involving a member of the public’s vehicle on Kahikatea Drive," says Commander Inspector McBeth.

"There were no injuries to the member of the public and one officer received a minor injury to their wrist but did not require medical attention."

The Serious Crash Unit conducted a scene examination with enquiries ongoing into the incident and crash.

The 21-year-old man who failed to stop for Police is due to appear in the Hamilton District Court in the coming days on charges of assaulting police, driving without a licence, and failing to stop for Police.