A police chase involving a female motorcyclist ended with the rider's motorcycle crashing into a Te Awamutu motorcycle shop last night.
Residents reported hearing a high-speed chase involving multiple police vehicles through Ōhaupō and Te Awamutu at about 10.40pm.
The rider had reportedly led police from Hamilton, along State Highway 3, to Te Awamutu.
The pursuit ended when the rider came off her Yamaha motorcycle on the corner of Sloane Street and Kihikihi Road.