A dramatic high-speed chase has ended with a stolen car smashing into a power pole in West Auckland.
The stolen silver saloon crashed into the pole on Te Atatu Rd near the northwestern motorway on-ramp after several police cars chased it around the Henderson area.
Herald reporter Lane Nichols was on his way home when he saw the car speeding head-on towards him.
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He was forced to take evasive action and quickly moved out of the way.