A golf professional who was arrested at Auckland Airport last month after working in a shop at Hastings Golf Club, has since had his charge withdrawn and left the country.
Joshua Hirst, aged in his mid 20s, was arrested at Auckland Airport after Customs received an automated warning as he attempted to leave New Zealand.
He appeared in the Manukau District Court on the same day, charged with unlawful conversion of a motor vehicle, and was remanded on bail.
But Mr Hirst's duty lawyer confirmed the charge was withdrawn the next day.
"It was a civil matter, so there never should have been a criminal charge laid."