A stolen car spotted near Puhoi led Police through Ōrewa and Silverdale in the early hours this morning.

The overnight incident ended with a firearm seized and two men facing charges.

Around 1.30am, officers saw a vehicle allegedly travelling at speed on the Northern Motorway near Puhoi.

No pursuit was initiated, but the vehicle was confirmed as stolen and continued south before exiting at Ōrewa and carrying on through Silverdale to Albany, where the Police Eagle helicopter took over tracking.

The vehicle was spiked on Oteha Valley Road and abandoned on Kallista Place in Browns Bay, where two men ran to a nearby property.

One surrendered immediately.

Police say the second man was seen carrying what appeared to be a firearm and hiding it on the roof of a shed before jumping fences into neighbouring properties.

Cordons were put in place and a dog handler tracked the man to a house, where he was found trying to hide underneath a child’s bed.

He resisted arrest and received a small dog bite, which was treated at the scene.

Police later located and seized the firearm.

Inspector Nina Pedersen says this is “a great result for the team” and means another firearm is out of the community and prevented from potential future offending.

A 29-year-old man faces charges including unlawfully getting into a vehicle, possession of an offensive weapon, resisting Police and unlawfully in a building.

A 37-year-old man is charged with dangerous driving, unlawfully taking a motor vehicle, possession of methamphetamine and contravening a protection order.

Both were due to appear in North Shore District Court today.

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