Two people have been arrested after stealing two cars and fleeing from police across Auckland.
The incident briefly blocked southbound lanes on Auckland’s Southern Motorway as police caught up with the pair and the vehicle caught on fire.
A police spokesperson said they received reports at around 5.20am of a vehicle being stolen from an address on Francis St in Hauraki.
The vehicle was located by the police Eagle in the Birkenhead Village shops and then failed to stop after being signalled by officers to do so.