One person has been taken to hospital with moderate injuries after an early-morning crash.
The crash, involving a single vehicle, happened on Paradise Valley Rd, Ngongotahā in Rotorua at 4.20am.
A police spokesperson said it appeared the vehicle left the road and went into a ditch.
Police, fire and ambulance attended and one person was transported to hospital with moderate injuries, the spokesperson said.
A Fire and Emergency New Zealand spokesperson said the victim had to be extricated from the vehicle using rescue equipment, which took about five minutes.
