The fatal crash happened on Puketutu Rd, Matamata, on February 1. Police release name of 49-year-old man killed in Matamata crashThe fatal crash happened on Puketutu Rd, Matamata, on February 1. Photo / NZMEA Mount Maunganui man has been named as the person who died after a crash in Matamata. Fairfax-Brown died after a two-car crash on Puketutu Rd at about 12.15pm on February 1. “Inquiries into the circumstances of the crash are ongoing,” police said today.

Source: New Zealand Herald February 17, 2026 04:57 UTC