<p><br /> Video footage has emerged of a group of skateboarders overtaking a lorry at breakneck speeds while hurtling down a steep hill in New Zealand.<br /> </p><p><br /> The film shows six riders descending the Bombay Hills on one of the country's busiest stretches of road to the south of Auckland.<br /> </p><p><br /> The camera, attached to a helmet, records the rider passing three others, and moving into the left lane to pass the lorry.<br /> </p><p><br /> He also overtakes one skateboarder who is riding barefoot, before finally coming to a halt when the gradient flattens out, around 1.5 miles from where he started.<br /> </p><p><br /> A blogger came across the video, posted on Facebook by Canadian Andrew Chapman and put it on YouTube where it has become a hit.<br /> </p><p><br /> The group travelled around the North Island on the extended skateboards, known as longboards, for two weeks.<br /> </p><p><br /> But while it has proved popular on the internet, police in New Zeland are far from impressed, describing the group's actions as "incredibly stupid" and "idiotic".<br /> </p><p><br /> One officer said anybody using a skateboard on a road like that, obviously had a death wish.<br /> </p>
