Police are hunting for a "dangerous" man who escaped them on foot while being transported to prison.
On Saturday morning, 41-year-old Marley Gregory appeared in court via an audio-visual link in Levin on a number of charges.
After being remanded in custody, Gregory escaped police around 10:50am while being transferred from a police cell to a van in Levin.
He was last seen barefoot and wearing all grey clothing and has links to Palmerston North, Marton, Woodville and Dannevirke.
Police warn he is considered dangerous and should not be approached. They are making inquiries to locate him, and ask anyone who sees him or has any information on where he is, to call 111 and quote event number 220618/3121.
