A person has been found dead in a burning vehicle in the Kinleith Forest between Tokoroa and Taupo.
The Fire Service was called to the incident near State Highway 1 at Ohakuri about 9.45am on Wednesday.
Fire Service spokesperson Nicole Bernard says they received reports of smoke near the highway and arrived to find a four-wheel drive vehicle well alight.
Police say it is to early to say if the death is suspicious.
