Emergency crews were called to the crash - on State Highway 8 between Cromwell and Clyde - around 5 o'clock last night.

Police say a motorcyclist and sole occupant of the second vehicle died at the scene.

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21 Mar: Lando Norris not thinking about Formula 1 championship despite entering Chinese Grand Prix weekend as leader

20 Mar: The driver of a sprint car that crashed at Christchurch's Ruapuna Speedway this month, faces a long road to recovery

19 Mar: A number of people are injured and a road's closed after a four-vehicle crash State Highway 2 - near Francis Road in Whakamarama - in Bay of Plenty

19 Mar: One person has died after a serious crash on Beach Road in Auckland's Browns Bay last night

17 Mar: Police have a man custody after he allegedly collided with multiple vehicles on State Highway One, at Mercer south of Auckland, before fleeing

17 Mar: A call from New Zealand Rugby League for the sport's international tier system to be scrapped

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Rugby:
No hard feelings between two former All Blacks teammates ahead of a likely change at the top of the Super Rugby Pacific try-scoring charts 13:27

Skiing:
Matt Graham wins dual moguls bronze at FIS Freestyle and Snowboard World Championships 13:07

Environment:
Heavy rain is on the way for parts of the west of the South Island, from overnight 13:07

Business:
The Warehouse Group's disputing claims their improved financial momentum, is off the back of understaffing 12:27

Entertainment:
Madelyn Cline "did not know which way was up" after she split from Chase Stokes 12:14

Motorsports:
Optimism from Kiwi Formula One driver Liam Lawson that his sprint qualifying performance won't define his weekend at the Chinese Grand Prix in Shanghai 12:07

Accident and Emergency:
The Coroner has cited fatigue as a key factor in a crash, which killed four people in the South Island's Lake Pukaki, last Easter weekend 11:57

Entertainment:
Benny Blanco has become a "true Swiftie" 11:44

International:
Australia's Lachlan Kennedy wins historic silver at World Athletics Indoor Championships 11:17

Entertainment:
Gal Gadot wants to "explore the world" with her family 11:14

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