Man arrested amid investigation into alleged historic sexual abuse

A man has been arrested amid a police investigation into alleged historic sexual offending.

Detective Inspector Scott Anderson said in a statement on Friday a 63-year-old man had been arrested in relation to alleged historic sexual offending.

"The man has been charged with four counts of unlawful sexual connection with a male aged 12 to 16 and three counts of indecent assault on a boy aged between 12 to 16."

The man was due to appear in court again next month.

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Anderson said as the matter was before the courts, police were not able to comment further.

RNZ understands the defendant has lived in Auckland and Christchurch.