Two sisters who allegedly drove through a police checkpoint to get from Auckland to Northland have been remanded in custody, with a strong rebuke from a judge. Police allege the sisters were in a Toyota car driven by the younger woman on Sunday when they were stopped at a police checkpoint near Wellsford around 7.10pm. However, it's alleged they drove through the checkpoint, fleeing police at speeds up to 140kmh, leading to police not pursuing the pair. The car's tyres were spiked by police near Otaika and the car was allegedly driven for several hundred metres on its rims. It emerged in court that both sisters have had a Covid test while, in custody that came back negative.

Source: Otago Daily Times September 13, 2021 05:47 UTC