17 Nov 2019

Driver dies in early-morning crash in Waikato

7:17 am on 17 November 2019

One person has died following a crash in Waikato early this morning.

Emergency services were called to the single-vehicle crash on Tirau Road, Karapiro at around 3.30am.

The driver was the only person in the car.

Roads have reopened after the crash.

The police are investigating.

Motorcyclist dies in crash in South Canterbury

A motorcyclist was killed in a collision with a car in Waimate last night.

The police say the motorcyclist died at the scene, on Timaru Rd, east of the South Canterbury town.

St John said four people were taken to Timaru Hospital with injuries ranging from minor to moderate.