Christchurch police are hunting for an offender who crashed into a police car while fleeing.
Police attempted to pull over a vehicle-of-interest in Aranui shortly after 7am.
But a spokesperson says they driver decided to run, hitting a police car on the way.
There was a brief pursuit but police abandoned the chase due to the nature of the driving.
They are making enquiries to locate the driver.
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