Police can now release the name of the woman who died following a crash on the Coromandel Peninsula on Thursday 14 December.
She was 30-year-old Kim Andrea Sauerwein of Germany.
The crash occurred at the intersection of SH25 (Tairua Road) and Hikuai Settlement Road and involved a mini bus and a motorcycle. Ms Sauerwein was a passenger on the motorbike.
Police offer their sympathies to the friends and family of Ms Sauerwein at this tragic time.
The Serious Crash Unit is continuing to investigate the circumstances surrounding the crash.
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Issued by Police Media Centre