A Givealittle page has been set up for the two remaining members of a family involved in Sunday's horrific crash near Atiamuri.
Margaret "Margs" Agnes Teowhare Luke, 35, and David Wiremu Poutawa, 42, were both killed in the crash alongside five of their children who were all this morning officially named by police; Trinity Nivek Rawiri Luke, 13, Chanley Tirohia Lavina Poutawa, 11, Jahnero Kevin Panapa Poutawa, 10, Akacia Lee Alexia Te Ana Poutawa, 8, and Khyus Isaiah Raurimu Poutawa, 7.
The couple's 9-year-old son, David, remains in Waikato Hospital recovering from surgery after suffering serious injuries in the 10.30am crash on State Highway 1, near Ohakuri Rd, at Atiamuri.
His 12-year-old brother, Legacy, was with grandmother Sherilyn Poutawa on the day of the crash. Poutawa spoke of the whānau's grief during a press conference at the hospital yesterday, describing losing seven loved ones as "devastating, a shock".
"No words can fully describe the agony, the anguish that our whānau are experiencing at this time."