A person is dead following a serious crash at the intersection of State Highway 38 and Okaro Rd in Waimangu, south of Rotorua.
Emergency services were advised of the crash, involving a motorcycle and a car, about 11am.
A second person has also been injured.
The state highway is closed while a scene examination takes place.
Traffic is also being blocked from travelling along Waimangu Rd which leads south on to Okaro Rd.
