A mountain biker who died while taking part in the Nzo Moonride in the Whakarewarewa Forest at the weekend has been named as Andrew James Carmichael, aged 60.
Mr Carmichael is understood to be from Tauranga.
St John Ambulance was called to the trail about 5.30pm on Saturday.
A St John Ambulance northern communications spokesman said the person suffered a cardiac arrest while on the trail.
He said Mr Carmichael was dead when they arrived. A spokesman from the event confirmed a person had died but did not want to comment further.