Police have released the names of the four people who died following the fatal crash on Tāneatua Rd, Tāneatua, south of Whakatāne on Sunday.
They were Shannon Regina Mahaki, 32; Ngatokorima Robert Armstrong Tawhi, 29; Ashleigh-Jade Rogers, 26; and Te Uira Wright eight months.
Police are continuing their inquiries into the crash.