Police have named the woman who died following a crash at Ātiamuri, southwest of Rotorua.
She was Joni Tuhakaraina, 53, from Tokoroa.
Emergency services were called to the two-vehicle crash on State Highway 30 about 5am on July 25.
Another person was taken to Rotorua Hospital with moderate injuries.
Police said inquiries into the crash were ongoing.
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