One person has died in a crash near Whangarei overnight.
The single vehicle crash happened at the intersection of State Highway 1 and Brooks Rd in Waipu, Northland.
Emergency services were called to the scene shortly after 3.30am, police said.
One person was already dead when paramedics arrived, a St John Ambulance spokesman said.
It was believed only one person was in the car at the time of the crash, he said.