Two people died in crashes in the South Island last night.
One person died following a single vehicle crash on Glendhu Road, in Motunau in the Hurunui district.
The crash was reported to police just before 8.30pm.
A second person was airlifted by helicopter to Christchurch Hospital for treatment.
Enquiries into the crash are continuing, police say.
Meanwhile, the police in Southland are appealing for witnesses following a fatal crash on Wyndham Road, near Mataura, just after 11 last night.
The sole occupant of the crashed vehicle which rolled into a paddock, died at the scene.
The police are asking anyone who may have seen a dark-coloured Mazda ute in the area at the time to contact them.
They can be contacted on 105, quoting file number 211204/5529.
The Serious Crash Unit has examined the scene.
