Crash victims fight for lives

A 1-year-old girl and her father are fighting for their lives in hospital while her two brothers are in stable condition following a smash near Taupo on Saturday.

Aniriana Marino is in a critical condition in Auckland's Starship Hospital while her father, Joseph Rewiti, fights for his life in Waikato Hospital's intensive care unit.

Aniriana's four-year-old brother, Blaze, is in a stable condition in Rotorua Hospital and another brother, Joseph Marino-Tiopara, is in a stable condition in Waikato Hospital.

The family were involved in a crash on Poihipi Rd near Taupo about 11.45pm on Saturday, which killed Aniriana's mother, Sapphire Jaqueline Marino, 23, and her two-week-old brother, Lyric.

All six family members were thrown from their car as it hit a bank and rolled 50m about 5km North of Taupo.

They were returning from the tangi of a family member killed in a car accident last week.