Police in Ngaruawahia are searching for the occupants of a car which crashed into a local cafe, then drove away.
The car lost control crashing through a fence and hitting the cafe just before 3am on Thursday.
It was then spotted at a nearby BP service station.
The police say the car - possibly a Mazda Familia - left a hole where it struck the building, though the full extent of the damage to the cafe has not yet been determined.