Seven teenagers driving three stolen rental cars led police on a chase from central Rotorua to Lower Kaimai early this morning.
About 5.30am today an off-duty police officers spotted three cars being driven dangerously on Pukuatua St, Rotorua, a police spokeswoman said.
The officer notified on duty staff and police soon found the cars on State Highway 5 (Fairy Springs Rd) heading north.
The vehicles had been stolen from a rental car facility nearby so a number of police began following them.
The driver of one car turned the vehicle around in Mamaku and it was spiked near the Ngongotaha roundabout a short time later. Three teenagers, aged 14 to 16, were arrested.