He fled and after a short pursuit crashed on Kamo Rd, outside Newberry's Funeral Home. It was then the shot was fired at the officers, who ducked for cover.
An unmarked police patrol vehicle was then stolen by Kite, who drove south, stopped two people in another vehicle near Raumanga Valley Rd and ordered them to get out before driving off in their car.
He then ditched that car in Maungaturoto and was later sighted in Kaiwaka.
Maungaturoto went into lockdown and cordons were put in place after the vehicle was found abandoned on Bickerstaffe Rd. The cordons were later removed after Kite was spotted in Kaiwaka.
Two days later, police swooped on a house north of Kaiwaka with a search warrant but did not find Kite.
He was arrested on September 1 last year after search warrants were carried out in the South Auckland suburb of Manurewa.
A woman was subsequently charged with helping Kite avoid arrest.
He appeared in court after a prolonged remand in custody.
