A high speed car chase through Rotorua today ended with the car being spiked and the driver running away from police through a waterway.
Acting Sergeant Regan Framp of the Rotorua police traffic unit said police tried to pull over a vehicle on Clayton Rd about 11am.
He said the driver failed to stop and fled police, reaching speeds of 100km/h in a 50km/h area.
Mr Framp said the vehicle led police around Western Heights. It went through roadworks and on at least one occasion was on the wrong side of the road.
Mr Framp said the car ran over road spikes placed by police on Old Quarry Rd and drove into the Koutu area where it was dumped on Logan St, near the intersection with Fenruss St.