A car has been left dangling in a tree just metres from the home of Building and Housing Minister Nick Smith after it was allegedly involved in a chase with police.
Smith posted pictures of the car's precarious predicament on his Facebook page, saying the car had earlier smashed through a safety barrier and taken out his letterbox.
Writing about the hair-raising incident, Smith said the "boy racer problem hit home last night".
![The car crashed into the fence at 1am taking out the letter box, a tree down and landing in another.](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/LTJQDMIBXW57547UQIMI6LV2RI.jpg?auth=3b14f7c26f1aede2b4487659942ba002edd6ac82f927b99fd2b8666f60062470&width=16&height=12&quality=70&smart=true)
![The driver as apparently drunk when he lost control of the vehicle.](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/FDOGVZ7C4JADQQ7TJUZJFTCWTI.jpg?auth=6aefbb18779a2ae35c4f8ef80a549a5c5cfcb6c6b6f46fcd8c3d90e8298cad24&width=16&height=12&quality=70&smart=true)