Police were called to the accident on Woodcocks Road just after 12.30...they say the rider died at the scene.

Diversions are in place and the Serious Crash Unit has been advised.

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25 Jan: Kiwi Finn Fisher-Black has ended cycling's Tour Down Under with a bang, crossing second in a sprint on the final stage to take 25th overall

24 Jan: Southland rider Josh Burnett has banked his third career win in cycling's Tour of Southland, finishing safely in the peloton to take the overall title by 10 seconds from Cambridge's Matthew Wilson

24 Jan: Heavy rain and probably the strongest winds seen this week on the Tour of Southland are making the final stage even more gruelling

23 Jan: A motorcyclist has died after colliding into the back of a traffic attenuator truck, moments after Police spotted them speeding on Auckland's Southern Motorway last night

22 Jan: Dan Morton has held off a storming peloton to win stage five of cycling's Tour of Southland

22 Jan: Race leader Josh Burnett is using cycling's Tour of Southland as a catalyst for his season abroad

21 Jan: Josh Burnett has made a late charge to claim a stage four win on cycling's Tour of Southland

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