Police have named the teenager who was killed when a stolen car in which he was a passenger crashed near a school in Whanganui yesterday.
He was 13-year-old Keanu Josephs-Ranginui of Whanganui.
"Police extend their sympathies to his family at this difficult time," a spokesperson said.
The Serious Crash Unit continues to investigate the cause of the crash.
A family spokesperson has asked for privacy as the family grieve.: "At this current time my family will not be speaking to anyone. We are mourning our loss."
Josephs-Ranginui died at the scene after a speeding car crashed into a tree on Polson St, near Castlecliff Primary School. Police said the car was stolen but was not being chased at the time.