Serious crash investigators are still analysing evidence collected from a fatal crash just north of Whangarei but have released the dead man's name.
Whangarei man Rapata Tuhiwai, 66, died when the Toyota Hilux he was a passenger in collided with a vehicle travelling in the opposite direction on Sunday.
The Toyota had been towing a vehicle and was heading south on State Highway 1 when the crash happened on a bend near the intersection with Mower Rd about 11.40am.
Police would evaluate all the evidence before a decision was made over laying charges.
The death took Northland's road toll to 22 for the year to date. The total for all of 2016 was 27.