NZ police are responding to fatal crash at Port Waikato

Emergency services are at the scene of a single motorbike crash near Port Waikato.

It happened just before 2:30pm on Tuakau Bridge-Port Waikato Road, about 10km north of Port Waikato.

The passenger on the motorbike has died at the scene, and the rider is in a moderate condition and was taken to Middlemore Hospital.

The Serious Crash Unit is attending the scene.

Traffic is being diverted and motorists are advised to avoid the area if possible.

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