A video of the chase was posted on Facebook with the occupants of the car boasting about being "outlaws".

Police are calling for parents to control their kids after a spate of crimes across Auckland, including a dangerous police chase.

Three teenagers have been arrested after filming themselves driving on the wrongside of the Southern motorway as they fled police on Thursday evening.

A 16-year-old boy, who was unlicensed and forbidden from driving, will appear at Manukau Youth Court on Friday.

Sheràdyn Realíze/Facebook Teens lead police on a car chase the wrong way down the road and film it, then post to social media.

Two teenage girls who were also in the car have been arrested.

Police inspector Bruce O'Brien, area prevention manager for Counties Manukau, said he was concerned by a rise in crime committed by people as young as 10-years-old.

"There has been an increase in cars being stolen and broken into across Auckland, predominantly by opportunistic youths."

Parents needed to take more responsibility and ask for help if they they were struggling to control their children, he said.

"We're becoming increasingly frustrated by the lack accountability by family members and caregivers."

Young criminal groups were using social media to arrange to steal a convoy of cars and committing crime, he said.

This included aggravated robberies, assaults and ram raids being reported from Auckland city to as far south as Waikato.

O'Brien said it was only luck no one was killed after the teens drove dangerously across south Auckland on Thursday.

"Driving at a high speed the down the wrong side of the busiest motorway in the country is a death wish," O'Brien said.

"It is only a matter of time before such selfish behaviour results in themselves or an innocent member of the public being killed or left scarred for life."

The teens fled police after being spotted in a stolen vehicle in Manurewa at 7.45pm on Thursday.

Police twice had to abandon the chase when the teenage driver sped the wrong way down the motorway and drove into oncoming traffic with the headlights switched off.

"It's disgusting behaviour and shows a total disregard for the safety of other road users," O'Brien said.

Teenagers led police on a chase through south Auckland for 30 minutes.

The Eagle helicopter kept tabs on the car and police were able to catch up with the teenagers and arrest the driver.

A video of the chase was posted on Facebook with the occupants of the car boasting about being "outlaws", dodging police and claiming they were never caught.

The video has been viewed more than 22,000 times.