Two people have been killed in separate single‑vehicle crashes in the North Island this morning.
Emergency services were called to Paparoa in the Kaipara District just after 12.35am on Saturday after a vehicle had gone down a bank and into a stream on Paparoa Valley Rd.
One occupant died at the scene despite CPR from a member of the public, while a second person was taken to hospital with moderate injuries.
The road was cleared about 6.30am.
Later, around 9.40am on Saturday, police responded to a single‑motorcycle crash on Foxton Shannon Rd in Horowhenua.
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"Sadly, the rider died at the scene," a police spokesperson said.
The road has since reopened.
Both crashes remained under investigation.
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