A man died yesterday following a crash on State Highway 5 near the Te Haroto summit about 4.15pm.
Police said it appeared the man's motorcycle left the road and hit a fence, although no further information was available.
A witness said the scene was attended by police, ambulance, fire and helicopter emergency services and at the time the New Zealand Transport Agency issued a road hazard caution to advise motorists to expect delays.
The fatal crash comes less than a week after 59-year-old Steven Charles Ward, of Hastings, was killed alongside another motorcylist after their bikes collided and one hit a tanker on State Highway 1 near Tokoroa on Friday.
One of the men was overtaking the tanker when the bikes collided, throwing one of them into the tanker's path.