Seven people were injured after a car came off the road near Taupō. Photo / File
The long weekend has started with a number of crashes in the North Island, including a one-car crash that injured seven people near Taupō this morning.
The seven people were injured after a car came off the road in Waipunga this morning.
The crash happened on the Thermal Explorer Highway, near Pohokura Rd, a police spokesperson said.
Police were called at 9.10am, with the Greenlea Rescue Helicopter also in attendance.
However, all patients were in moderate condition and treated at the scene by St John. None needed to be taken to the hospital.
The central North Island crash follows a late-night collision in West Auckland on Friday that left two people injured - one seriously.
Emergency services and police were called to a two-vehicle collision on Fred Taylor Drive, near the intersection with Kākano Rd, just after 10pm on Friday.
"It appears both drivers were injured - one seriously," a police spokeswoman said.