Police are still seeking the driver of a car which fled from police through parts of Tauranga earlier this morning.
The pursuit began about 3.30am on Ohauiti Rd before leading police through parts Welcome Bay.
Western Bay of Plenty area commander Inspector Clifford Paxton said police had been on mobile patrol in Ohauiti when officers spotted the black or grey Subaru.
When police activated lights and sirens, the vehicle refused to stop, Mr Paxton said.
It lead police on a pursuit down Ohauiti Rd and along Welcome Bay Rd until police lost sight of the vehicle near Rangiuru Rd, where most of the suburb's residential housing stops.