NZ police officer arrests bikie with a FLYING TACKLE

This is the dramatic moment a New Zealand police officer arrested a bikie with a flying tackle. 

Dan Wood, 26, from Auckland, filmed the officer throwing himself at the man nfrom his patrol car, tackling him off his bike and pinning him to the pavement. 

Mr Wood, a computer science student who works at a nearby bar, claimed the bikie had been trashing a local pub after being thrown out several days before.

He said the bikie returned looking for the bartender who evicted him, then started trashing the place when he was unable to find him.

Mr Wood said the bikie smashed windows, broke glasses, flipped tables over and started terrorising customers before the police were called.

He then fled the scene on his bike and the police gave chase, before returning moments later to drink a beer that had been left on an outside table.

While he was drinking the beer police pulled up in front of his bike, before the officer jumped out and made the arrest.

This is the dramatic moment a bikie who allegedly trashed a bar and terrorised the customers was arrested with a flying tackle by a New Zealand police officer

A New Zealand Police spokesman said the man was wanted following an earlier incident before being arrested at around 7pm on Wednesday.

Police say he has since been charged with several counts of assault, reckless driving, failing to stop for police and resisting arrest.

He appeared in court for an initial hearing on Thursday, though it is unclear what the outcome was.

Daily Mail Australia has contacted the New Zealand courts service for more information.