One person has died last night in a three-vehicle crash on State Highway 5 at Hamurana in Rotorua. The Serious Crash Unit has been advised. The crash brings the holiday road toll to five. One person died in a crash in central Hawke's Bay at dawn this morning, and another died in Hanmer Springs just after midnight. The Christmas-New Year holiday road period runs until 6am on January 3.

Source: Otago Daily Times December 24, 2017 20:26 UTC