The young woman tragically killed in an early morning crash in Mt Eden had only recently given birth to a young boy.
Tonga Pani died after the vehicle she was driving collided with a van on Mt Eden Rd near Three Kings Grove in Auckland just before 5am on Sunday.
Pani's friends and family are still in shock over the death of the 22-year-old devoted mum.
Cousin Nanne Vi Taumoepeau said Pani had been out with friends and was on her way back to her mum's house in Mt Eden to collect her 4-month-old son Oscar.
She did not know the details of the crash - just that Pani had been driving.