Emergency services at the scene of a serious crash between a car and motorcycle near Cardrona. Photo: Mark Price
He was 47-year-old Aaron Garth Hoey, of Whakatane.
Police extend their sympathies to his friends and family.
Mr Hoey, who was part of a group heading south on Cardrona Valley Rd, between Wanaka and Queenstown, died on Monday afternoon when his motorcycle was in a head-on crash with a van.
