Emergency services were notified of the crash on Te Pahu Road just after 11am that day.
The man was assessed by ambulance services to have serious injuries at the scene and was transported to hospital. Sadly, he died from his injuries on Wednesday.
“Our thoughts are with the man’s family at this time”, said police in a statement.
Police are investigating the circumstances of the crash.
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Motorcycle deaths and injuries in New Zealand are highest among riders aged 40–59, followed by younger adults aged 20–39. Older riders (60+) also show elevated fatality rates, especially in rural areas.
Key insights:
– Riders aged 40–59 account for the highest number of serious and minor injuries.
– Young adults (20–39) show high crash involvement, especially in urban areas.
– Older riders (60+) have fewer crashes but higher fatality rates per crash, often due to slower recovery and rural road conditions.
📊 ACC Injury Claims (2025 YTD)
– Motorcycle-related claims: 2,461 new claims from Jan–June 2025.
– Claim costs: Motorcycle injuries are among the most expensive per capita due to severity and recovery time.
Yes—many motorcycle deaths and injuries in New Zealand include farm-related accidents, especially involving quad bikes and off-road vehicles. These are often underreported in road crash data but appear prominently in workplace and agricultural safety statistics.
🚜 Farm-Related Motorcycle and Quad Bike Accidents (2024–2025)
According to WorkSafe NZ and ACC:
– Quad bikes are a major contributor to farm fatalities:
– 10 deaths in 2024, up from 5 in 2023.
– Multiple fatalities in 2025 already reported, including rollovers and machinery entrapments.
– Farm vehicle incidents (including motorcycles, ATVs, and side-by-sides) are among the leading causes of agricultural deaths.
– Age profile:
– Victims often range from teens to older adults (60+), with notable cases in the 18–29 and 50–70+ age brackets.
– ACC claims:
– Farm-related motorcycle injuries are included in road injury statistics, but many are filed as workplace injuries, especially when occurring off-road.
🧮 Integration with Road Crash Data
– Ministry of Transport crash stats include on-road motorcycle incidents, but off-road farm crashes may be excluded unless reported by police.
– WorkSafe and ACC fill the gap by tracking workplace fatalities and injuries, including those on farms.
Riding with You headlight on is a good idea
Light travels around the earth 7.5 times in one second
So You have a very good chance of being seen
Or was that a much better chance of being seen
And better chances of survival
Strap in, follow the road signs, obey all speed limits like a good little citizen… and you can STILL be killed by the sheer stupidity of other people.
That’s doubly true where you don’t have the protection of a car’s body and chassis to absorb most of the kinetic impact in an accident. On a motorcycle it’s nothing but R Kelly’s I believe I can fly.
There are thousands more people on the road these days (especially since our borders were flung back open), and call me a pessimist but I swear they’re all getting dumber.