Judith 'Crusher' Collins wants to crush boy racers' cars after weekend rampage

Judith 'Crusher' Collins is calling for boy racers cars to be crushed after a police car was damaged at an out-of-control gathering.

Videos showed cars doing burnouts and spraying exhaust fumes among chanting crowds of people in Christchurch on Saturday night.

Commenters said a police car had been "boxed in" by the racers and one person dressed in a fluorescent vest jumped on the bonnet of the car while others watched on.

Police said they undertook a "deterrence operation" about 11.15pm "to prevent further anti-social behaviour" at Sawyers Arms Rd, where vehicles were blocking road access.

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A Facebook event for the "Aves Invasion Weekend" encouraged boy racers to "hit the aves", referring to the four main roads bordering central Christchurch, on Friday and Saturday night. About 1600 people said they planned to attend.

We stood our ground and made that pig back the f... up," one poster said.

The gathering has infuriated National's former police minister Judith Collins, who took to Twitter on Wednesday to call for the boy racers to pay for their actions.

"Anyone else thinking that some car crushing is needed here?" she tweeted with video of the incident.

Collins introduced a law in 2009 which allowed vehicles to be seized and destroyed, earning her the nickname "Crusher" as part of a plan to target illegal street racing.

The Vehicle Confiscation and Seizure Bill gives courts the power to send cars owned by repeat offenders to the crusher.

Her policy led to several cars being destroyed. 

At the time, Collins said the bill would toughen provisions for the seizure of motor vehicles for unpaid fines and strengthen the courts power to confiscate motor vehicles.

"This bill will hit boy racers where it hurts - by targeting their vehicles."

The first car to be crushed under boy racer laws was flattened in Lower Hutt in 2012. 

Former police minister Anne Tolley used a remote control to trigger the Aljon Impact Five car crushing machine. It took 49 seconds and 150 tonnes of pressure to crush the car.