A motorcyclist is dead after his bike and a car collided near Tauranga last night.
Police said the rider of the Harley Davidson motorbike died at the scene after his machine and a Nissan Maxima car collided on State Highway 2 at Te Puna, west of Tauranga, just after 6pm.
Two teenagers in the car were not hurt.
Police have appealed for witnesses.
- NZPA
