A wanted man who paid for a helicopter to fly him out of the bush so he could hand himself in has been remanded in custody on two sets of charges.
James Matthew Bryant, 32, of Dunedin, appeared at the Dunedin Central Police Station two weeks ago after being on the run for five weeks.
He paid for a helicopter to fly in and retrieve him.
"I didn't go put in taxpayer money into the business,'' he said.