The Easter road toll has climbed to seven after a motorcyclist died at the scene of a crash in the Far North this morning. The crash, which involved a car and a motorcycle, happened about 8km north of Te Kao on Far North Road/SH 1, at about 1:30am. Emergency services were called after a car hit a power pole in Tasman Road just after 8.30pm yesterday. In Waikato a person died and three others suffered moderate injuries when a truck and car collided in Kaihere at about 8pm on Thursday night. An hour and a half later, a person was killed in a crash on State Highway 2 at Mangatāwhiri, north of Hamilton.

Source: Otago Daily Times April 04, 2021 01:07 UTC