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Family Mourns 'Bright Light' as Harbour Plunge Victim Named

Police said divers recovered the body about 8am after the car entered the estuary, while another person was hospitalized in moderate condition.

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An 18-year-old woman who died after a car plunged into Tauranga Harbour on Friday has been described as having a "bright light" and "beautiful spirit".

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Family mourns 'bright light' as harbour plunge victim named

An 18-year-old woman who died after a car plunged into Tauranga Harbour on Friday has been described as having a "bright light" and "beautiful spirit".

·Wellington, New Zealand
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‘A beautiful young life taken far too soon’: Teen killed in harbour crash named

Maddy’s family remembered her as a “bright light” whose “beautiful spirit” and love would never be forgotten.

·Wellington, New Zealand
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'Bright light': 18-year-old remembered after Tauranga Harbour crash

A teenager who died after her car crashed into Tauranga Harbour has been remembered for her “bright light” and “beautiful spirit”. Emergency services were...

·Auckland, New Zealand
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NZ Herald broke the news in Auckland, New Zealand on Saturday, October 17, 2026.
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