One person has died last night in a three-vehicle crash on State Highway 5 at Hamurana in Rotorua.
Emergency services were called to the three-car collision near Oturoa Rd at 9.16pm, police said in a statement.
St John Ambulance confirmed one person had died.
Three ambulances attended the scene and took one person with serious injuries and three with moderate injuries to Rotorua Hospital.
The Serious Crash Unit has been advised.