A long-serving Whangarei police officer has died after an accident at the city's BMX track.
Detective Sergeant Andrew Clubley, 49, suffered serious head and neck injuries when he came off a bike at the Pohe Island track on Sunday.
He died in Whangarei Hospital on Tuesday night.
Local lawyers said Mr Clubley was well-liked and respected by the justice fraternity, and his death was a sad loss.
He had been a member of the police force for 29 years.
