Two arrested after two-hour police pursuit from Auckland to Cambridge

Monday 18 August 2025 · 3 outlets · 3 reports · updated Mon 18 Aug 2025, 4:32pm

Two people are in custody following a two-hour chase involving a stolen white Toyota. The vehicle was spotted in Onehunga on Monday morning and travelled south, driving the wrong way on the Waikato Expressway before being boxed in near Karapiro.

How they headlined it

4:03pm

1. Waikato TimesMon 18 Aug 2025, 4:03pm

   ‘Lunatic’ fleeing driver sped wrong way on Waikato Expressway (opens in new tab)

2. RNZMon 18 Aug 2025, 4:25pm

   Thieves arrested after leading police on two-hour car chase across regions (opens in new tab)

3. StuffMon 18 Aug 2025, 4:32pm

   Driver leads police on a pursuit from Onehunga to Karapiro (opens in new tab)