(updates with police cordon)
Wellington, July 26 NZPA - Two people are believed dead after two planes collided in the Manawatu this afternoon.
Emergency services were called to the Feilding Aerodome, 5.6km south-east of Feilding, at 3.30pm after two light planes collided, fire service cental communications shift manager Andrew Tollison told NZPA.
"We've got two scenes, and it's believed two people are dead at one of the scenes," Mr Tollison said.
An eyewitness said police had cordoned off nearby Durie Road.
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