A motorcyclist pursued by police is in hospital after crashing into a police car parked across the middle of the road to stop him.
The chase occurred late on Wednesday night after the motorcyclist failed to stop for a police patrol car on the North-western Motorway.
Auckland City police spokeswoman
Noreen Hegarty said the motorcyclist had been travelling at "excessive speeds" on the city-bound lanes of the motorway.
After failing to stop for police the motorcyclist, in his mid-40s, was pursued through Pt Chevalier.
The chase continued along Great North Rd, up Bullock Track and eventually into Curran St.
Ms Hegarty said the chase had been monitored by the Northern Communications Centre which sent extra patrol cars to assist.
While the extra patrol cars were not involved in the chase, one parked across the middle of Curran St in an attempt to stop the motorbike. The police car had its lights flashing and sirens on.
Ms Hegarty said the motorcyclist had failed to stop and slid into the front left corner of the stationary car.
The driver received moderate injuries and was expected to spend two days in Auckland Hospital.
Two officers in the stationary patrol car at the time were not injured. The patrol car and Ducati motorbike are now in "secure storage" for the investigation.
The Police Complaints Authority has also been notified of the accident.
NZ First police spokesman Ron Mark said while his sympathy was with the motorcyclist's family, the accident could have been easily avoided.
"There's one simple way that lawbreakers can avoid injuring themselves in police chases and that is to stop when they are first asked to."
Meanwhile, a brief police chase which resulted in a truck and trailer unit crashing into the Waikato River last week will not be referred to the Police Complaints Authority after police found all their procedures had been complied with.
Senior Sergeant Max Mullin said the truck crashed into the river after being hit by a car driving the wrong way down SH1. It was being followed by a police car which had tried to stop it after reports it was driving near the Mercer Service Centre.
