Police confirmed the incident that's left one of its patrol cars so badly damaged it was no longer driveable.
A spokesman said At 3.20pm police were made aware of the suspected stolen car, being driven in a "dangerous manner" near Titirangi at 3.20pm.
A police spokesman said officers were on location on Hillsborough Rd, in Mt Roskill shortly after.
He said the car, which has been described by the eyewitness as an old silver sedan, was reversed repeatedly into the patrol car - damaging it so badly it had been rendered undriveable.
Police have arrested the driver and the passenger and taken them both into custody.
The spokesman said no-one was injured in the incident and no-one had fled the scene.