A large police response has been required to bring a fleeing driver into custody who refused to stop when signalled in Auckland, swerved into oncoming traffic, and evaded officers before eventually having his car wheels spiked.
Police arrested the man in Panmure at 11.30am today after he failed to stop when signalled at 10am in Favona, a suburb in the Māngere area.
"The vehicle was monitored by the police Eagle helicopter and local units as the driver manoeuvred through Manukau and East Auckland suburbs," police said in a statement.
During this event, the vehicle was observed swerving through traffic. The driver crossed into oncoming traffic a number of times and failed to comply with traffic signals, police said.
