Motorists travelling along State Highway 5 on Tuesday have encountered a 1km trail of orange pulp leaked from a truck.
While drivers along the Napier-Taupō road regularly drive through snow and sleety conditions, the pulp was an unexpected find for a truck driver this morning about 6.30am.
A video posted to Facebook shows a truck driving through about a kilometre of what appears to be crushed apples on the road north of Te Haroto.
However, an investigation by Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency subsequently bore fruit. A spokesperson said the mess was orange pulp.