A patched gang member lead police on a 40-minute pursuit into the hills of Northland and was finally arrested when he fell off his motorbike after hitting a police car in a rest area.
Police said the man riding a Harley Davidson motorbike was spotted near Ohaewai on Friday about 7.20pm and allegedly failed to stop for police.
The 34-year-old Whangarei man accelerated away on State Highway 1.
During the pursuit, which reached speeds of up to 150km/h, a police vehicle got in front of the bike rider to warn oncoming traffic.
The rider was finally stopped when he pulled into a rest area at the summit of the Mangamuka Gorge, 52km north west of Ohaewai. But as he tried to move off again he struck a police vehicle, fell from his bike and was arrested.