State Highway One Oxford Street closed about 7:20am, after the collision, but has now reopened.

Police say one person died at the scene and another has moderate injuries.

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16 Aug: To provincial rugby ... on Gold Sport ..

16 Aug: The Southland Stags have scored 29 unanswered second half points to stun Manawatu 29-22 in their NPC rugby contest in Invercargill after trailing 22-nil at halftime

13 Aug: A magnitude 4.8 earthquake's shaken Hastings - just before 6pm

11 Aug: Two people have been arrested during coordinated simultaneous drug and firearms busts in Manawatu and Auckland

09 Aug: Former All Black Leicester Fainga'anuku's led Tasman to a 49-17 NPC trouncing of Manawatu in his return to Trafalgar Park in Nelson

07 Aug: A man's been arrested after a baby was critically injured in Wairarapa last month

05 Aug: Hawke's Bay SPCA workers are being verbally and physically abused by the public, when they don't accept their unwanted animals

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Living & Travel:
An air traffic control "technical fault" has caused disruptions to air sector services tonight, closing Oceania airspace and forcing trans-Tasman flights to circle off the New Zealand coast 21:56

Cricket:
Australian cricket legends pay tribute to Bob Simpson as a "giant" of the game 21:26

Environment:
Thousands of people today felt one of the strongest earthquakes to hit Australia amid warnings of aftershocks 21:16

Netball:
The second-tier status of netball's ANZ Premiership ... compared to Australian Super Netball ... has been alluded to by former Northern Stars coach Kiri Wills 18:57

Rugby:
A half-century for Taranaki in rugby's NPC as the Bulls roared home with the points over Auckland, at a sodden Eden Park ... on Gold Sport 18:57

Rugby:
All Blacks second five Jordie Barrett believes Billy Proctor is ready to take the mantle as the preferred centre 18:37

Law and Order:
An incident at Waikato's Springhill Prison has ended after going into lockdown 18:27

Law and Order:
Hiker found dead after brown bear attack on trail in northern Japan, officials say 18:17

Law and Order:
Emergency services are standing down after an incident unfolding at Waikato's Springhill Prison 18:07

Rugby League:
The Warriors women have a vision of achievement that extends well beyond results on the field 18:07

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