The crash, between a car and a motorcycle, was reported to Police just after 1 this afternoon.

The motorcyclist was critically injured in the crash and has since died.

A scene examination is complete and the road has reopened.

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17 Jun: Police are continuing to search for a 67 year-old woman missing from a walking track at Wairere Falls - near Tauranga

16 Jun: Police want to speak with people who saw a crash between a black SUV and a light truck and trailer near Hampton Downs on Friday

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16 Jun: Police are searching new locations in Waikato for missing father Tom Phillips and his three children

14 Jun: One person's died after being involved in a car crash and then being hit by a vehicle travelling in the other direction on the Waikato Expressway this afternoon

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