The man who died in a crash on State Highway 2, Pukehina, earlier this month was Brody Caden Irvine, police say.
Police said in a statement Irvine was 23 and from Tauranga.
Emergency services were called to the crash at 10.50pm on August 5.
Two other people were taken to hospital with injuries.
Inquiries into the circumstances of the crash were ongoing, police said.