A driver in a Toyota Land Cruiser fled the scene after it smashed into two police cars responding to a family harm incident in Otago.
The driver now faces several driving, assault and burglary charges after it continued its rampage across Central Otago.
Sergeant Derek Ealson said officers were responding to a family harm incident just before 6pm Tuesday when a Land Cruiser drove into two police cars.
The cars both sustained minor damage, but the officers were not injured, Sgt Ealson said.
After colliding with the police cars the driver then travelled towards Tarras on the Tarras-Cromwell Rd, then onto Wanaka before travelling through to Lowburn and Pisa Moorings, where he was later located and taken into custody.
"While this was an unpredictable and concerning incident, we want to reassure the Central Otago community that there is no further threat," Sgt Ealson said.
A 35-year-old man is due to appear in the Queenstown District Court on Wednesday and faces several driving, assault and burglary charges.
Police would like to hear from anyone who captured video of the incident, the vehicle as it drove towards Tarras, Wanaka, Lowburn or Pisa Moorings, or of the man's arrest, as this may assist their investigation.
Video or images can be uploaded via this link: https://cruiser.nc3.govt.nz/
Information can also be provided online at https://www.police.govt.nz/use-105, using 'Update My Report'. Please quote the file number 221018/3292.
Alternatively, information can also be provided anonymously via Crime Stoppers on 0800 555 111.
