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One person has died in a two-vehicle crash in the Far North, police said, bringing the holiday road fatality toll to an estimated seven people.
The serious crash about 4pm blocked State Highway 10 at Waipapa near Kerikeri.
Police were alerted to the crash between Pungaere and Kapiro roads.
On person died at the scene and another was flown to hospital with serious injuries, while four others have minor injuries.
The road was closed for some time while police investigated the accident but reopened on Saturday night.
Earlier Saturday, a motorcyclist died in a crash in Murupura.
On Friday night a man was killed in what police have described as a "vehicle incident" in Napier. No other details have been released.
The holiday road toll runs from 24 December to 5 January.
Twenty-two people died on the roads during the same Christmas holiday period last year, 2023-2024.