It’s been a tragic start to 2023 on Northland’s roads with two people dying when a car hit a tree in Ahipara.
Police said two people died and another person is in critical condition following a crash in Ahipara in the Far North.
A single vehicle hit a tree on Kaitaia-Awaroa Road shortly before midnight on Tuesday.
Two occupants died at the scene and the third was taken to hospital.
Police said the circumstances of the crash remain under investigation.