Police tackle crowd of boy racers

Police spent several hours last night trying to disperse a group of about 100 boy racers who had gathered on McLaughlins Road in Wiri.

The group started gathering around 6.30pm.

"They were hooning around and throwing bottles at the police, who were trying to quell the situation," a police spokesman said.

Officers had dispersed the crowd by around 9.30pm. No arrests were made and no one was hurt.