A man has been arrested in relation to a bank robbery in South Auckland. The offender claimed he had a bomb when he robbed the BNZ in Manukau in late January.
Police released this photo of the man alleged to have been involved in the BNZ robbery. Photo: NZ POLICE
That resulted in significant traffic disruption as emergency services and the Defence bomb squad cleared the area.
The bomb threat was a hoax.
Detective Senior Sergeant Ross Ellwood said a man, 46, was arrested at a Tuakau property at about 7am on Friday.
He was charged with aggravated robbery and cultivating cannabis.
Police said the man was caught after a number of people recognised him from surveillance footage of the robbery.