Police seek witness, victim of Te Atatu incident where man wielded tyre iron

Police want to speak to the driver of this van who was approached by a man wielding a tyre iron on an Auckland motorway. Photo / NZ Police

Police are seeking the driver of a white van who was approached by a man wielding a tyre iron.

The incident happened on near Te Atatu off-ramp of Auckland's Northwestern Motorway about 3.50am yesterday.

The man with the tyre iron has been arrested, but police want to speak to the driver he approached and a witness who was travelling in a 4WD ute.

Police want to speak to the driver of this ute, who they believe may have witnessed an incident involving a man wielding a tyre iron. Photo / NZ Police

Both the van and the ute continued west, toward Henderson, police say.

The area near where an incident involving a man wielding a tyre iron happened. Image / Google Maps

Police urged anyone with information about the incident to call their local station or message the Police Facebook page, quoting event P033307283.