Emergency services were sent to the scene on State Highway 30 at about 5.30pm, and say the motorcyclist died at the scene.

Motorists are asked to delay travel or find a different route - diversions have been set up.

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14 Nov: A former Wairoa restaurateur is facing liquidation over a 400-thousand dollar debt to Inland Revenue

14 Nov: WorkSafe is investigating how a worker was "seriously injured" while cleaning at Claymark's Rotorua sawmill

13 Nov: Four people are injured - two critically and two seriously - after a two-vehicle crash about 5pm on State Highway Three - near New Plymouth Airport

12 Nov: Coromandel Peninsula's State Highway 25 remains closed south of Whitianga - after a crash about 10am

11 Nov: A Northland woman's been sentenced to eight months home detention for dishonestly getting Covid support

11 Nov: It's been found shortcomings in nursing care at Taranaki Base Hospital, directly contributed to a 78-year-old man's fatal fall

10 Nov: New Plymouth's Centre City Mall is closed today after an overnight break-in

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