A witness shot this image of a police car being rammed during a pursuit near Matamata. Police are searching for a vehicle after it rammed a police car during a pursuit through Matamata earlier this evening. A police spokeswoman said around 3.48pm, police attempted to stop the vehicle due to dangerous driving on Totara Avenue, Matamata. The driver escaped and was seen a short time later speeding along State Highway 24 near the bottom of the Kaimai Ranges,. The vehicle took off and police briefly pursued before abandoning the chase due to the manner of driving from the vehicle.

Source: Stuff November 13, 2019 07:51 UTC