A man has died in Southland this evening after his motorbike went off the road and hit a fence.
Photo: RNZ / Richard Tindiller
Police said they were called to the single vehicle crash on Otahuti Road just before 5.30pm.
They said the rider died at the scene and the Serious Crash Unit has been advised.
Meanwhile, State Highway One south of Kaikoura has re-opened after a rock the size of two basketballs hit a car when a slip came down yesterday.
State Highway One south of Kaikoura has re-opened after a rock the size of two basketballs hit a car when a slip came down yesterday.
The New Zealand Transport Agency said heavy rain triggered small rockfalls near the Parititahi Tunnel.
It said geotechnical advisers inspected the area and containers had been put in place to protect traffic from any further rockfall.