There's been a Goodbye Pork Pie style 4 hour police chase down the south Island, with a 30 year old man facing multiple charges

The incident began at in Blenheim Road, Christchurch and was resolved on Double Hill Road near Dunedin.

Police chased a car to Saltwater Creek after an accident in Christchurch but the original driver was found to have stolen another car which then crashed at Waitaki

Another vehicle was stolen at the scene of that crash and was eventually spiked at around 10:20am on Double Hill Road near Dunedin.