A person has died after a ute crashed down a 10-metre bank and ended up in stream.
Police were called to the scene of the crash on Speedies Rd in Te Anga near Waitomo at 9.15am.
Speedies Rd runs alongside the Marokopa River and Mangaohae stream.
One person died at the scene.
The Serious Crash Unit has been notified.
More to come.