Kiri Allan has resigned as Justice Minister, after being taken into police custody on Sunday night.
In a statement, Prime Minister Chris Hipkins confirmed she was charged with reckless driving and resisting arrest.
Allan resigned as a minister in the early hours of Monday. She was released from police custody at 1am, after being involved in a car crash about 9pm on Sunday.
Hipkins said Allan also blew over the legal limit in a police breath test after the crash, but at a level only considered to be an infringement offence.
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