A young man so keen to see his out-of-town girlfriend was caught travelling at 184km/h on one of the country's busiest highways.
Bowen Comins was travelling from his Kihikihi home to New Plymouth on State Highway 3 about 5.20pm last month, when he was clocked by a speed camera at Mohakatino, south of Mokau.
He was clocked at 184km/h.
The 20-year-old was shortly after stopped by police and told the officer "it was a stupid thing to do".
Traffic was light at the time but there were several driveways leading to rural properties on that particular stretch of road, police said in court.