Police have been kept busy with two pursuits in Auckland overnight - with one leading officers on a chase that ended up in the Waikato. Video / NZ Herald
A teenager has been arrested after leading police on a chase that started on the North Shore and ended with a vehicle stopped by spikes in Waikato.
Police say the pursuit started at 4am, when police observed two vehicles acting suspiciously near Forrest Hill on Auckland's North Shore.
"Police havecontinued to observe these vehicles when both drove off at speed near Spaghetti Junction.
"Eagle was deployed and continued to monitor one of the vehicles as it travelled around West Auckland, before travelling south."
The spokesperson said spikes were successfully used near Pokeno, with the 16-year-old driver arrested without further incident.
Inquiries were still ongoing into the second vehicle that drove away from officers.
Meanwhile, a second pursuit sent authorities to the West Auckland suburb of Glendene after reports of a pursuit involving a stolen vehicle just after midnight, the Herald understands.