The sun was shining but there was a chill in the air as mourners gathered for the tangi of five members of the same whānau who were killed in a horrific crash on Monday.
Geothermal steam rose up and there was a somber murmur as people filed in to Te Pākira Marae at Rotorua's Whakarewarewa village to find a seat.
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Peter Senior Rangikataua, 44, from Rotorua, his nephew Rangi Rangikataua, 26, from Mokai and Peter's three daughters Michelle Morgan-Rangikataua, 15, Aroha Morgan-Rangikataua, 14, and Kahukura Morgan-Rangikataua, 12 all died in a single-vehicle crash on Tirohanga Rd at Mokai, north of Taupō.
Their 11-year-old brother, Isaac Morgan-Rangikataua, was the sole survivor of the crash.