A man alleged to have pointed a gun at people in Martinborough, sparking a day-long police manhunt, has been declined bail.
Robert James Atkinson, 31, of Martinborough, appeared for a third bail hearing in Masterton District Court yesterday.
Atkinson was arrested after the armed offenders squad, dog handlers and a helicopter were called out to the White Rock Rd area on Monday.
He first appeared in court on Tuesday, when he entered not guilty pleas to charges of unlawfully presenting a rifle and unlawfully possessing a rifle.
On Wednesday Judge Barbara Morris postponed Atkinson's bail application so that further information could be provided to the court.