The 59-year-old man who was killed in a crash at Ruapehu in the central North Island this morning has been named.
He was Alan Noel Harris, 59, of Palmerston North, Waiouru police said.
The single-car crash occurred on State Highway 49 about 3.30am. Mr Harris was the driver and sole occupant of the vehicle and was pronounced dead at the scene.
Preliminary indications suggested Mr Harris' vehicle veered off the road on a bend and hit a tree.
His vehicle was heading towards Waiouru and was about 3km from the town, police said.
