Two people were died in separate major crashes on Christmas Eve.

Two people died in separate crashes on Christmas Eve, with  crashes in Tauranga and north Auckland claiming the lives of a driver and a  motorcyclist.

Police say a motorcyclist  has died after colliding with a car on Lloyd Street in Parkvale, Tauranga.  Police attended the  scene at  around 8.20pm.
Emergency services  attended the  scene but the  motorcyclist died at the  scene.
Two hours later, another person died in a single-vehicle crash on Pah Hill Road in Wharehine, north  Auckland. The sole  driver of the vehicle died at the scene after emergency services were called to the  scene at  around 10:15 p.m.
The number of fatalities on the holiday road  is two.
The official period began at  4:00 PM yesterday and will  continue until 6:00 AM on January 3.