With a broken leg and in a wheelchair, 14-year-old Waimirirangi Ratu still managed to take the stage with her schoolmates at the national kapa haka competition in Gisborne.
On Tuesday, the Turakina Maori Girls' College kapa haka team performed in the heats of the national secondary schools contest just 48 hours after their bus crashed, putting 12 students and three staff in hospital.
Waimirirangi suffered the most severe injuries.
College principal Terehina Channing said the performance had gone well, all things considered.
"The girls were well received, that's for sure. We were very proud of their performance."