The man refused to be cooperate and threatened the officer. He became more cooperative only when the laser sights of a Taser were pointed at him and he was told he risked a 50,000V shock.
Even then he resisted being handcuffed, Mr Gorrie said.
The 45-year-old from Te Wahapu Peninsula, near Russell, was charged with theft, resisting police and threatening behaviour/language.
He was held in the Whangarei police cells for the weekend and appeared in Kaikohe District Court on Monday. He was denied bail and is due back in court on Thursday.
Mr Gorrie said all property used to carry out the crime had been seized. That included the man's ute, trailer, aluminium runabout, outboard motor, flippers, wetsuit, head torches and a tomahawk used to chip oysters off the racks.
Even his gumboots had been seized.
Police would ask the courts for forfeiture of the goods.
The oysters, worth about $1000, were returned to the farmer.
Mr Gorrie said the man had been warned previously for taking oysters.
"We have seized everything used in the crime, down to his gumboots, and we'll do the same to anyone who is caught," he said.
"This farm gets hit every season by a multitude of people but we're fighting back."
Mr Gorrie thanked members of the public who had reported the theft and come to his assistance during the arrest.
On September 25 Kerikeri police seized two boats and 600kg of oysters at Te Tii.
One man was arrested at the scene; two others abandoned their boat and fled on foot. At last report they were still being sought by police.
