Rotorua Daily Post
  • Rotorua Daily Post home
  • Latest news
  • Business
  • Opinion
  • Lifestyle
  • Property
  • Sport
  • Video
  • Death notices
  • Classifieds

Subscriptions

  • Herald Premium
  • Viva Premium
  • The Listener
  • BusinessDesk

Sections

  • Latest news
  • On The Up
  • Business
  • Opinion
  • Property
    • All Property
    • Residential property listings
  • Rural
    • All Rural
    • Dairy farming
    • Sheep & beef farming
    • Horticulture
    • Animal health
    • Rural business
    • Rural life
    • Rural technology
  • Lifestyle
  • Sport

Locations

  • Tauranga
  • Te Puke
  • Whakatāne
  • Rotorua
  • Tokoroa
  • Taupō & Tūrangi

Media

  • Video
  • Photo galleries
  • Today's Paper - E-Editions
  • Photo sales

Weather

  • Rotorua
  • Tauranga
  • Whakatāne
  • Tokoroa
  • Taupō

NZME Network

  • Advertise with NZME
  • OneRoof
  • Driven Car Guide
  • BusinessDesk
  • Newstalk ZB
  • Sunlive
  • ZM
  • The Hits
  • Coast
  • Radio Hauraki
  • The Alternative Commentary Collective
  • Gold
  • Flava
  • iHeart Radio
  • Hokonui
  • Radio Wanaka
  • iHeartCountry New Zealand
  • Restaurant Hub
  • NZME Events

SubscribeSign In

Advertisement
Advertise with NZME.
Home / Rotorua Daily Post

SH5 Mamaku Ranges fatal crash: Police appeal for dashcam footage

Rotorua Daily Post
1 Dec, 2025 10:27 PMQuick Read

Subscribe to listen

Access to Herald Premium articles require a Premium subscription. Subscribe now to listen.
Already a subscriber?  

Listening to articles is free for open-access content—explore other articles or learn more about text-to-speech.
‌
Save
    Share this article
NZ Herald Headlines | Tuesday December 2, 2025. Video / NZ Herald

Police are seeking witnesses to the fatal crash that closed a large section of the Mamaku Ranges yesterday.

One person died after the single-vehicle crash on State Highway 5, between Harwoods and Tapapa Rds, around 10.45am.

The car caught on fire after the crash and the fire was reported to have spread to nearby vegetation.

Police said today they understood the vehicle, a 2006 black Mercedes Benz saloon, was driving west along SH5 towards Tirau.

Advertisement
Advertise with NZME.
Advertisement
Advertise with NZME.

“Police are also strongly interested in dashcam footage from people driving along the highway at the same time, and CCTV from residential or commercial properties around the area,” a statement said.

“Any information can be vital to help investigators piece together how the crash occurred.”

If you saw the vehicle along your journey, or witnessed the crash, please get in touch with police either online or via call on 105.

Please quote file number 251202/2457.

Advertisement
Advertise with NZME.

SH5 was closed for several hours following the crash.

Save
    Share this article

Latest from Rotorua Daily Post

Rotorua Daily Post

Air NZ adds seats, 'business-friendly' flight times on key Rotorua routes

02 Dec 02:14 AM
Rotorua Daily Post

Bog standard shrinkflation? Purex Mega Long toilet rolls not so long

02 Dec 02:06 AM
Rotorua Daily Post

Hello summer: Downpours, thunder and hail for BoP

01 Dec 11:08 PM

Sponsored

Kiwi campaign keeps on giving

07 Sep 12:00 PM
Advertisement
Advertise with NZME.

Latest from Rotorua Daily Post

Air NZ adds seats, 'business-friendly' flight times on key Rotorua routes
Rotorua Daily Post

Air NZ adds seats, 'business-friendly' flight times on key Rotorua routes

The new schedule starts from March 30.

02 Dec 02:14 AM
Bog standard shrinkflation? Purex Mega Long toilet rolls not so long
Rotorua Daily Post

Bog standard shrinkflation? Purex Mega Long toilet rolls not so long

02 Dec 02:06 AM
Hello summer: Downpours, thunder and hail for BoP
Rotorua Daily Post

Hello summer: Downpours, thunder and hail for BoP

01 Dec 11:08 PM


Kiwi campaign keeps on giving
Sponsored

Kiwi campaign keeps on giving

07 Sep 12:00 PM
NZ Herald
  • About NZ Herald
  • Meet the journalists
  • Newsletters
  • Classifieds
  • Help & support
  • Contact us
  • House rules
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of use
  • Competition terms & conditions
  • Our use of AI
Subscriber Services
  • Rotorua Daily Post e-edition
  • Manage your print subscription
  • Manage your digital subscription
  • Subscribe to Herald Premium
  • Subscribe to the Rotorua Daily Post
  • Gift a subscription
  • Subscriber FAQs
  • Subscription terms & conditions
  • Promotions and subscriber benefits
NZME Network
  • Rotorua Daily Post
  • The New Zealand Herald
  • The Northland Age
  • The Northern Advocate
  • Waikato Herald
  • Bay of Plenty Times
  • Hawke's Bay Today
  • Whanganui Chronicle
  • Viva
  • NZ Listener
  • Newstalk ZB
  • BusinessDesk
  • OneRoof
  • Driven Car Guide
  • iHeart Radio
  • Restaurant Hub
NZME
  • About NZME
  • NZME careers
  • Advertise with NZME
  • Digital self-service advertising
  • Book your classified ad
  • Photo sales
  • NZME Events
  • © Copyright 2025 NZME Publishing Limited
TOP