Two children, both under 3-years-old, are stable in hospital following a fatal crash near Ōpōtiki.
The crash involved a utility vehicle and an SUV at the intersection of State Highway 2 and Paerata Ridge Rd, near Ōpōtiki, about 10.10am.
Two people died in the crash, while four others were injured.
The two people who died were occupants of the utility vehicle and died at the scene, a police spokeswoman said.
The four injured were all from Ōpōtiki.