A 37-year-old motorcyclist from Alexandra will appear in court on five charges after a police pursuit on Saturday night.

Constable Scott Vollweiler said the man had been riding his motorcycle erratically through town and cutting corners when he came to police attention.

The disqualified driver had also taken off his licence plates to make it difficult for police to identify him, and when he was initially stopped, waited for the officer to approach him before taking off towards Little Valley Road and the Otago Central Rail Trail.

Police pursued him along the access road but eventually had to abandon the pursuit when it became unsafe to continue.

Cordons were put in place, but he was located two hours later and charged with aggravated failing to stop, dangerous driving, failing to stop (2nd charge), driving while disqualified - on his third and subsequent charge, and failing to give details.

A 42-year-old Alexandra man also tried to evade police on Saturday night after being stopped by an officer.

He was breath tested and charged with an excess breath alcohol reading of 442mcg.

Also a disqualified driver and on community detention, he was charged with breaching his bail conditions and will appear in the Alexandra District Court on his third drink driving charge.

Const Vollweiler said an 18-year-old Alexandra man was charged with intentional damage endangering life, after breaking into the Automatic External Device (AED) box outside the Four Square and stealing the key.

The box contains a defibrillator for emergencies. The man decided he would take the key, but left the emergency heart equipment behind.