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One dead and 31 injured in Rotorua bus and car crash

NZ HeraldStuff1NewsRNZOtago Daily TimesFriday 7 November 2025 · 5 outlets · 10 reports · updated

In this story Fire and Emergency New Zealand, Hato Hone St John, Waikato Hospital

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A passenger died and 31 people were injured after a car collided with a school bus in Ōwhata on Thursday night. The bus was transporting a school group to a kapa haka competition. Two people from the car remain in critical condition.

How they headlined it

First reported by NZ Herald, Fri 7 Nov 2025, 6:32am · 10 reports from 5 outlets over 7 hours
  1. NZ HeraldNZ Herald

    Rotorua crash leaves 31 injured, two in critical condition (opens in new tab)

  2. StuffStuff

    31 injured, two critically, in Rotorua crash (opens in new tab)

  3. 1News1News via RNZ

    Crash between car and bus injures 31 people in Rotorua (opens in new tab)

  4. RNZRNZ

    Person killed, two critical as 31 hurt as bus and car collide in Rotorua (opens in new tab)

  5. Otago Daily TimesOtago Daily Times

    Person killed, 31 hurt after car collides with bus (opens in new tab)