Dirt biker crackdown: Police impound bikes, issue grim rider death warning 25 Feb, 2021 11:59 PM 5 minutes to read A motorbike rider being chased by Police ditched the bike and fled on foot through Howick Golf Course in Auckland this afternoon. Video / Supplied A motorbike rider being chased by Police ditched the bike and fled on foot through Howick Golf Course in Auckland this afternoon. Video / Supplied NZ Herald Eight dirt, road and quad bikes have been seized in the past seven days as police vow to crack down on illegal riding fearing a death is "only a matter of time". Counties Manukau police fear the upsurge of illegal dirt bike riding and dangerous stunts on the region's roads is putting lives at risk.