A person has died following a crash in Waitahora in the Tararua District.
Photo: RNZ / Tom Kitchin
Emergency services were called to Weber Road around 2.45pm, where a truck had overturned.
Police said in a statement that one person died at the scene.
The road was closed while the Serious Crash Unit carried out an investigation.
It has since re-opened.
Earlier one person died in a crash that left two others in hospital with serious injuries in Hastings District.
Emergency services were called to the two-car crash in Pukehamoamoa, shortly before 4pm.
The Serious Crash Unit is investigating.
