Police were called to Flat Road in the small town of Kihikihi, just south of Te Awamutu, around quarter-to-eight last night.

The person died at the scene.

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18 May: A man is in hospital with serious injuries after an incident in Mount Maunganui overnight

17 May: Fire crews have been dealing with an early morning house fire at Bay of Plenty's Waihi Beach

17 May: A Waikato man has been charged in relation to a suspected years-long mail-theft scheme

15 May: Police have taken in three teenagers, after two vehicles were broken into in the Far North's Kerikeri last night

14 May: Rotorua Police have made three arrests and seized a gun, after two recent separate events

13 May: Inadequate staffing and support contributed to the death of an older man in Gisborne

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