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A police spokesman said officers responded to a report of a man assaulting a female in St David St, North Dunedin, about 12.50pm.
The male left in a vehicle, which was stopped by police shortly afterwards in Cumberland St, near Castle St, the spokesman said.
The man was detained and issued with a police safety order, he said.
A witness said three police cars and six officers descended on the suspect opposite the Dunedin Central Fire Station.
