Photo: RNZ / Patrice Allen
One person has died, and State Highway 1 is closed at Lake Taupō and Waihola, after separate crashes this morning.
Part of SH1 was closed beside Lake Taupō at Motutere after a truck crash at 4.30am on Sunday morning.
Emergency services said no one was seriously injured in the crash but the stretch between Waitapu and Te Heuheu roads could be closed for some time to remove the truck.
Motorists should expect delays and take an alternate route if possible.
Waihola Highway crash leaves one dead in Otago
Police said one person died after a crash on Waihola Highway (SH1), between Waihola and Milburn.
Emergency services were called to the scene at 6.15am after a ute and truck collided.
A diversion is in place as the road is closed between Waihola and Milburn, but the diversion is only suitable for light vehicles.