Police have named the man killed in the crash on SH30 at Horohoro yesterday.
He was Blair Amundsen, aged 35 from Kinleith.
Mr Amundsen died when a logging truck collided with the ute he was driving.
An investigation into the cause of the crash is ongoing.
Meanwhile police are praising the selfless actions of the 25-year-old driver of a second ute involved in the crash who assisted at the scene.