Police have identified the woman who died in a crash on White Pine Bush Road in Tāneatua on 2 December as 44-year-old Ngahina Takarangi of Whakatāne.
Another person was seriously injured in the incident, which occurred around 6pm and remains under investigation.
Police are urging anyone who witnessed the crash—or who saw a red Honda Accord driving in the Tāneatua area between 5:30pm and 6pm that evening—to come forward. Information can be provided via the Police non-emergency line on 105, quoting reference 251202/5566.
Talk to the (presumed) passenger?