A man killed in the Picton crash which left seven dead has been described as "a real genuine person" whose death was an absolute tragedy.
Dunedin resident John Reynolds said his brother-in-law Paul Brown, 59, was a god-fearing man, a gifted teacher and a loving son, brother, uncle and father.
Brown was killed along with his wife Diseree, 47, and son Mark, 15, in a crash between their Toyota Hiace van and a refrigerated truck on Sunday, June 19.
Diseree's sister, Divine Dolar, 56, and Divine's daughter, Flordeliza Dolar, 19, were also killed in the crash.
Two of Diseree's sons, Pedro Clariman, 26, and Luie Lagud, 16, survived.