Sheep are raising the baa when it comes to law enforcement in New Zealand.

Proving that they can be much more than food and fodder for jokes, a flock of sheep managed to do something local police could not.

A flock of sheep stop a driver after a 90-minute police pursuit. Credit:Che Baker

They stopped a high-speed driver after a 90-minute police pursuit through Central Otago near Queenstown.

Police said the pursuit began after they pulled over a man driving a Honda, because it did not have number plates, on Friday morning.