A police pursuit of a stolen car has resulted eight youths facing charges after a saga involving a social media date and four wrecked cars.
Three Auckland boys arranged a date with a Taupo girl they had met on social media.
At about 4am on Saturday morning in Tokoroa police began a pursuit of a Honda Accord stolen from Hamilton.
Police abandoned the chase but then found the car about 20km north of Taupo.
It was stopped with road spikes, and the car rolled onto its roof.