Family and friends of a 25-year-old Dannevirke man killed in a crash on Boxing Day are mourning the loss of a "precious soul".
Yesterday police named the motorcyclist who died in a crash near Ashhurst, Manawatu, as Daimon Jonathan Mark Sattrup.
His motorcycle collided with a car on Napier Rd near Ashhurst around 5.45pm on Monday. The two people in the car received moderate injuries.
The 25-year-old was a "much loved and treasured son of Harvey and Rosie and their partners Shane Ritchie and Jackie Dailey", his funeral notice read.
It stated Sattrup was a loved brother and mate to Branden (Willy), and was loved by all his grandparents "but special mate to Doug Edmonds".