Life in the small town of Waihi is never a boar and Sunday evening was no different after police pursued and captured a pig on one of the town's main streets.
The pig was estimated to weigh 150kg and emergency services were notified of it making its way through the town and a pursuit ensued.
Police, St John crew and workers from the local KFC managed to distract the pig before trapping it in a makeshift pen at the local Presbyterian church.
"They fed it KFC chips and bread rolls to distract the pig and stop it running down Seddon St. They found a temporary home for the pig behind the Presbyterian church.
"The pig was left to contemplate his sinful behaviour," Waihi police Constable Harley North told Gold FM.
