A motorcyclist driving recklessly led Hamilton police on a nearly two-hour-long pursuit through the city and nearby towns overnight.
The 32-year-old male was also found to illegally be in possession of ammunition.
He failed to stop for police around 7.40pm, said a police spokesperson.
Police on the ground and the helicopter tracked the rider who was able to make their way out to Cambridge and then through Te Awamutu before heading back to Hamilton City.