State Highway 2 is blocked. Photo: RNZ / Nate McKinnon
One person has died when their motorcycle went off the road and into the water at Waiotahe, Opotiki.
The incident at Ohiwa Beach Rd occurred at about 4pm today.
Emergency services treated the person with CPR, but they died at the scene, police said.
It follows a serious crash in the western Bay of Plenty's Athenree Gorge at 3.45pm.
One died, two people were reported to be in a critical condition and five had moderate injuries following the two-vehicle collision on State Highway 2, near Waihi Beach.
The Serious Crash Unit was at the scene and traffic management was in place. The road reopened just before 11pm.
There have so far been 16 deaths this holiday road toll period, which ends early on Wednesday.
