One person is dead after a crash in the Coromandel Peninsula on Monday morning.
Police were called to the accident on Kopu-Hikuai Road in Kopu at around 9:10am.
"The road is expected to be closed for some time and motorists should expect extensive delays," a police spokesperson says.
"Diversions are in place through Paeroa and Whangamata."
The official holiday period for the road toll starts at 4pm on Tuesday.
