Rotorua Daily Post
  • Rotorua Daily Post home
  • Latest news
  • Business
  • Opinion
  • Lifestyle
  • Property
  • Sport
  • Video
  • Death notices
  • Classifieds

Subscriptions

  • Herald Premium
  • Viva Premium
  • The Listener
  • BusinessDesk

Sections

  • Latest news
  • On The Up
  • Business
  • Opinion
  • Property
    • All Property
    • Residential property listings
  • Rural
    • All Rural
    • Dairy farming
    • Sheep & beef farming
    • Horticulture
    • Animal health
    • Rural business
    • Rural life
    • Rural technology
  • Lifestyle
  • Sport

Locations

  • Tauranga
  • Te Puke
  • Whakatāne
  • Rotorua
  • Tokoroa
  • Taupō & Tūrangi

Media

  • Video
  • Photo galleries
  • Today's Paper - E-Editions
  • Photo sales

Weather

  • Rotorua
  • Tauranga
  • Whakatāne
  • Tokoroa
  • Taupō

NZME Network

  • Advertise with NZME
  • OneRoof
  • Driven Car Guide
  • BusinessDesk
  • Newstalk ZB
  • Sunlive
  • ZM
  • The Hits
  • Coast
  • Radio Hauraki
  • The Alternative Commentary Collective
  • Gold
  • Flava
  • iHeart Radio
  • Hokonui
  • Radio Wanaka
  • iHeartCountry New Zealand
  • Restaurant Hub
  • NZME Events

SubscribeSign In

Advertisement
Advertise with NZME.
Home / Rotorua Daily Post

Occupants make lucky escape after car plunges upside down into lake

Rotorua Daily Post
20 Aug, 2019 06:27 PMQuick Read

Subscribe to listen

Access to Herald Premium articles require a Premium subscription. Subscribe now to listen.
Already a subscriber?  

Listening to articles is free for open-access content—explore other articles or learn more about text-to-speech.
‌
Save
    Share this article
Sulphur Point in Rotorua. Photo / File

Sulphur Point in Rotorua. Photo / File

Four people made a lucky escape last night when their car plunged upside down into Lake Rotorua.

A police spokeswoman said the crash happened at 11.30pm at Sulphur Pt on Queens Dr.

She said initial reports were that the car had gone into the lake with four people inside, however, all managed to get out.

One person was taken to Rotorua Hospital with minor injuries and a tow truck retrieved the car shortly after.

Police are making inquiries.

Advertisement
Advertise with NZME.
Advertisement
Advertise with NZME.

Discover more

Education

Speed-dating job hunting event next month

20 Aug 09:21 PM
New Zealand

Infrastructure Commission board has wide range of skills and experience

20 Aug 08:54 PM
New Zealand

Rare plant found in 1000-year-old forest near Rotorua

21 Aug 02:38 AM
Save
    Share this article

Latest from Rotorua Daily Post

Rotorua Daily Post
|Updated

Man dies in geothermal area in Rotorua in ‘water-related incident’

18 Jan 06:11 PM
Rotorua Daily Post

Summer hits the sweet spot: New late-night dessert bar serves 'thousands'

18 Jan 05:00 PM
Premium
OpinionMark Lister

Opinion: Why Japan’s rate hikes could shake global markets this year

18 Jan 03:00 PM

Sponsored

Discover Australia with AAT Kings’ easy-going guided holidays 

15 Jan 12:33 AM
Advertisement
Advertise with NZME.

Latest from Rotorua Daily Post

Man dies in geothermal area in Rotorua in ‘water-related incident’
Rotorua Daily Post
|Updated

Man dies in geothermal area in Rotorua in ‘water-related incident’

Emergency services were called to Whakarewarewa last night at 9.40.

18 Jan 06:11 PM
Summer hits the sweet spot: New late-night dessert bar serves 'thousands'
Rotorua Daily Post

Summer hits the sweet spot: New late-night dessert bar serves 'thousands'

18 Jan 05:00 PM
Premium
Premium
Opinion: Why Japan’s rate hikes could shake global markets this year
OpinionMark Lister

Opinion: Why Japan’s rate hikes could shake global markets this year

18 Jan 03:00 PM


Discover Australia with AAT Kings’ easy-going guided holidays 
Sponsored

Discover Australia with AAT Kings’ easy-going guided holidays 

15 Jan 12:33 AM
NZ Herald
  • About NZ Herald
  • Meet the journalists
  • Newsletters
  • Classifieds
  • Help & support
  • Contact us
  • House rules
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of use
  • Competition terms & conditions
  • Our use of AI
Subscriber Services
  • Rotorua Daily Post e-edition
  • Manage your print subscription
  • Manage your digital subscription
  • Subscribe to Herald Premium
  • Subscribe to the Rotorua Daily Post
  • Gift a subscription
  • Subscriber FAQs
  • Subscription terms & conditions
  • Promotions and subscriber benefits
NZME Network
  • Rotorua Daily Post
  • The New Zealand Herald
  • The Northland Age
  • The Northern Advocate
  • Waikato Herald
  • Bay of Plenty Times
  • Hawke's Bay Today
  • Whanganui Chronicle
  • Viva
  • NZ Listener
  • Newstalk ZB
  • BusinessDesk
  • OneRoof
  • Driven Car Guide
  • iHeart Radio
  • Restaurant Hub
NZME
  • About NZME
  • NZME careers
  • Advertise with NZME
  • Digital self-service advertising
  • Book your classified ad
  • Photo sales
  • NZME Events
  • © Copyright 2026 NZME Publishing Limited
TOP