A vehicle travelling along Neville Street crashed through a playground and into the Mahurangi River, north of Auckland.

The driver died at the scene.

Police want to hear from anyone who tried to assist the driver, or saw the Toyota Isis prior to the incident.

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08 Dec: Residents of Whakapapa Village have been advised to prepare for possible evacuation as fire burns near Tongariro National park

08 Dec: Fire crews in Auckland's CBD have managed to contain a fire which started in the basement of a building on Queen Street

08 Dec: Former Tongan rugby league international Mark Roiall - has been found safe

08 Dec: Fire crews across the central North Island have converged near Tongariro National Park - to keep a 110-hectare blaze at bay

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