Three cows have been put down after they were hit by a group of teens fleeing from police near Kaikohe this morning.
Inspector Al Symonds, acting area commander for Far North police, said just before 8am this morning police received a driving complaint about a Toyota Starlet seen driving dangerously on State Highway One, Kauri, and was heading north.
The vehicle had been stolen from an Okaihau address overnight.
About 8.30am, just south of Ohaeawai township, police saw the car and indicated for the vehicle to stop. The driver failed to do so and a pursuit was initiated.
The fleeing driver turned onto Hariru Rd, where he drove into three cows being moved by a farmer across the road.