Police have named the pedestrian who died after being hit by a car on Friday night.
He was 22-year-old Jonathan Knuiman from Napier.
Police are investigating the incident, which occurred on State Highway Two just north of Hawke's Bay Airport at about 11pm.
The driver of the vehicle was speaking with police and the Serious Crash Unit was investigating.
Police said their thoughts were with Mr Knuiman's friends and family, while the investigation into the cause of the incident continued.