Covid 19 Coronavirus: Dinosaur roaming Napier during lockdown told to go home

A dinosaur which appeared on the streets of Napier just hours after the start of the Covid-19 state of emergency was told to do what everyone was told: Stay Home.

The dinosaur, apparently a red-suited younger person, was seen in Hyderabad Rd early on Thursday afternoon, accompanied by a man and attracting the attention of a passing police patrol.

A dinosaur which appeared on the streets of Napier just hours after the start of the Covid-19 state of emergency was told to do what everyone was told: Stay Home. Photo / Michelle Danks Facebook

Police media staff said they had not been told of the incident, nor were they aware of any other T-Rex impersonations or other such alarming incidents during the day throughout the country.

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But Ahuriri resident Michelle Danks who posted photos on Facebook said she believed the police officer wasn't impressed and told the dinosaur to "go home."

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Later on, father Harry Machiela posted a video and revealed that the dinosaur was his 12-year-old son.

Taking the dinosaur for a walk. PHOTO/SUPPLIED

"Ok it was just me and my son going for a walk. He had fun entertaining the truckies. Police just asked if we were (please) on our way home," he commented.

Last week, a man in Spain breached strict quarantine by putting out the rubbish dressed as a Tyrannosaurus rex.

The man, who was warned by police, shuffled on to the street in Vistabella in the Murcia region to drop a bag of rubbish in the bin - and was promptly stopped by the officers.

Bizarre video shows the police giving him a warning before the prehistoric pretender makes his exit, waddling.

Police released the video, complete with a Jurassic Park soundtrack, and joked that while dogs were allowed out during the lockdown, dinosaurs were not.