The names of three of the people killed in crashes in the past few days have been released.
The woman who died after a crash on State Highway 5 yesterday was 56-year-old Lynda Anne Bailey from Auckland.
The crash, involving a car and stock truck, happened about 4:45pm, near Ngatira, north of Rotorua.
Police offered their sympathies to Ms Bailey's family at this difficult time.
Two German nationals were killed in a crash on State Highway 47 near Whakapapa on Saturday morning.
