A motorcyclist killed after crashing at a bypass near Papamoa yesterday afternoon has been identified by police.
He was Christopher Neil Solomann, 61, from Gisborne.
Police said the accident occurred on the Tauranga-bound bypass on State Highway 2 about 1pm.
It appeared Mr Solomann, riding a Honda motorbike, failed to negotiate a moderate bend in the road. He struck a kerb and crashed into a bank.
No other vehicles were involved.