Honeymoon tragedy for tourists: Rental car found nose-first in ditch
A decision to take in Wairarapa stars proved fatal for a young honeymooner.
Police have confirmed 29-year-old American Douglas Dietz from Alexandria, Virginia was killed on a Martinborough rural road on Thursday morning. He had not been wearing a seatbelt.
Acting Senior Sergeant Richie Day said the man left the hotel between 8pm-9pm to go and look at the stars.
His wife reported him missing to police at 3am and the crash was discovered later that morning.
Day said the Serious Crash Unit investigation was still ongoing.