Police are searching for two teenagers after one of them told a police officer he was infected with Covid-19 and spat in his face.
The officer will now have to spend the next fortnight in self-isolation.
The incident took place in Rangiora this afternoon.
The two boys, both aged about 14, had been seen riding BMX bikes near Dudley Park at 3.20pm, police said.
"When the pair were being spoken to by Police one of the males stated that he had COVID-19 and then spat in the face of the officer.