A woman who was found dead in a submerged car near Stratford in Taranaki last month was a traveller from the United States.
Tanya Helene Procer, 67, was killed in a crash near the Forgotten Highway on 20 February.
Emergency services were called about 9am to a vehicle submerged in Tangarakau River, beside the State Highway 43 road and found Procer inside.
Police are still investigating the circumstances of the crash.
RNZ