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A carload of out-of-town teenagers have had their return plans halted after Police stopped their stolen vehicle in south Auckland.
Just before 6am, Police received information a stolen Toyota Hilux was travelling south on the Southern Motorway.
Senior Sergeant Simon Cornish, of Counties Manukau East Police, says the vehicle had been reported stolen from the Hamilton area.
“It is alleged the vehicle was stolen overnight, and the Police Eagle helicopter deployed to the area,” he says.