Two people are seriously injured following a two-vehicle crash on State Highway Wednesday evening.
Emergency services were called about 5.30pm to Ngatira in South Waikato and the highway was closed between Tapapa and Mamaku on the outskirts of Rotorua for several hours.
The road reopened around 7.45pm.
Diversions were put in place at Tapapa Rd and Oturoa Rd.