South Auckland locals are living in fear due to a reckless group of dirt bike riders who are speeding and doing wheelies along a major road.
Newshub has received footage showing the group of riders speeding along Cavendish Drive in Manukau on Sunday afternoon. The group can also be seen doing burnouts and wheelies and it's left locals feeling unsafe in their own community.
The local who sent Newshub the footage, but wished to remain anonymous, said the anti-social behaviour is distressing residents.
"For the people who work around shops, it’s ok, they don’t get threatened but road users [are] still facing some issues," the witness told Newhsub.
"Last time, I saw a biker of this group swearing at a driver and the car got kicked because the driver didn't want to let them pass him."
Newshub has been told a group of about five to 10 dirt bike riders speed along Cavendish Drive two or three times every week.
Police said they were "disappointed" to know motorbike riders are putting themselves and members of the public at risk.
"We acknowledge this type of offending causes concern and harm in our community and it will not be tolerated," a police spokesperson told Newshub.
"Safer roads is one of our priorities and police will do our best to investigate these incidents and hold those responsible to account."
Police urged anyone with information about the dirt bike riders to contact them.
"Anyone with further information relating to dirt bike riders illegally on our roads are asked to Police by phoning 111 if it is happening now and 105 after the fact," the spokesperson said.
"If for whatever reason you do not want to speak to Police directly, you can contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 or online via www.crimestoppers-nz.org."
It's not the first time residents on the stretch of road have been terrorised by the group.
In June, videos sent to Newshub showed a dirt bike rider taunting a police car that is chasing him before he speeds off.
In another incident a driver was "intimidated" and "shaken" after a rider hit her car, police said.
A witness told Newshub at the time, the community doesn't feel safe.
"From my point of view, I think police are really trying to help them rather than hit them with police cars, or something, they still don’t want to injure them, but those bikers don’t give a f**k about it," the witness told Newhsub.
"The community in these areas definitely feels unsafe. Imagine you just normally drive on the road and 5-6 of them run the red lights and you might hit them, but they don’t care. I saw them always yelling at other normal drivers on the road."
