Police said their thoughts were with his family and loved ones. Photo: RNZ / Marika Khabazi
Police have named the man who died in a crash near Hamilton on Tuesday.
He was 68-year-old Peter James Kiely, from Hamilton.
Witnesses saw a rider come off a bike while rounding a corner on Tainui Road, police said on Tuesday.
People at the scene called 111 for help about 2.10pm, and the rider was treated by first responders but died at the scene.
Police said their thoughts were with his family and loved ones.
Nineteen people died on the roads over the Christmas New-Year period, with the official toll coming to an end Wednesday morning.