Contractors clean up the large oak tree which came down during the storm in Rotorua, killing Trish Butterworth. Photo / File
An inquest will be held next week into the death of Rotorua woman Trish Butterworth, who died after a tree fell on her car in Rotorua's central city last year.
Butterworth died on January 5, 2018 after a 23m tall Spencer's Oak tree split in two during a storm and
fell on the corner of Arawa and Amohia Streets, crushing her car.
Butterworth, a 56-year-old teacher, died at the scene.
The tree, which was more than 150 years old, was the responsibility of the Rotorua Lakes Council.
Police carried out an investigation into how the incident happened.
