{"id":106066,"date":"2025-10-28T23:52:07","date_gmt":"2025-10-28T23:52:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/106066\/"},"modified":"2025-10-28T23:52:07","modified_gmt":"2025-10-28T23:52:07","slug":"us-couple-killed-in-waikato-sh1-crash-remembered-for-lasting-legacy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/106066\/","title":{"rendered":"US couple killed in Waikato SH1 crash remembered for lasting legacy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"qtLpbIHvhN\" style=\"display:none\">\u201cThe love they shared was clear to anyone who saw them together, and our hearts break for the loss of them both.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img  alt=\"Joshua Greenway and Amber Stephens died in a two-car crash near Piarere on October 15. Photo \/ GoFundMe\" class=\"article-media__image responsively-lazy\" data-test-ui=\"article-media__image\"\/>Joshua Greenway and Amber Stephens died in a two-car crash near Piarere on October 15. Photo \/ GoFundMe<\/p>\n<p class=\"qtLpbIHvhN\" style=\"display:none\">In a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gofundme.com\/f\/in-memory-of-josh-and-amber-support-their-families\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.gofundme.com\/f\/in-memory-of-josh-and-amber-support-their-families\">Gofundme page<\/a> set up to support the couple\u2019s US-based families with funeral costs and their repatriation, a friend said Greenway had \u201cimpacted so many people in the places he\u2019s lived, leaving a lasting impact on anyone fortunate enough to have spent any amount of time with him\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"qtLpbIHvhN\" style=\"display:none\">Stephens was remembered as \u201ca beautiful soul who saw so much beauty in so many small things\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"qtLpbIHvhN\" style=\"display:none\">\u201cShe was inspired, creative, kind, and generous with both her time and finances. She went out of her way to help others, and anyone who met her will not soon forget the impression she made,\u201d they wrote.<\/p>\n<p class=\"qtLpbIHvhN\" style=\"display:none\">\u201cThese incredible people will be remembered for their impacts on the hearts of so many, and their legacy will last a lifetime.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"qtLpbIHvhN\" style=\"display:none\">Today, police said they were thinking of Greenway and Stephens\u2019 families and friends as they navigated this difficult period.<\/p>\n<p class=\"qtLpbIHvhN\" style=\"display:none\">Three others were <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nzherald.co.nz\/waikato-news\/news\/police-name-victims-of-fatal-sh1-crashes-near-tirau-and-kinleith\/APFD4N6OFBC6ZH5M2TEVHFBO3E\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.nzherald.co.nz\/waikato-news\/news\/police-name-victims-of-fatal-sh1-crashes-near-tirau-and-kinleith\/APFD4N6OFBC6ZH5M2TEVHFBO3E\/\">seriously injured in the crash<\/a>, and inquiries are ongoing.<\/p>\n<p class=\"qtLpbIHvhN\" style=\"display:none\">Police earlier appealed for any information from those who may have witnessed or captured the crash in dashcam footage.<\/p>\n<p class=\"qtLpbIHvhN\" style=\"display:none\">They are interested in speaking to anyone who may have seen poor or abnormal driving behaviour from those in a grey SUV or silver hatchback in the area on October 12.<\/p>\n<p class=\"qtLpbIHvhN\" style=\"display:none\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nzherald.co.nz\/nz\/the-daily-h-your-fast-smart-guide-to-the-days-biggest-headlines\/VQR5CULLQRECZP2ORSWPGDORBU\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.nzherald.co.nz\/nz\/the-daily-h-your-fast-smart-guide-to-the-days-biggest-headlines\/VQR5CULLQRECZP2ORSWPGDORBU\/\" target=\"_blank\">Sign up to The Daily H<\/a>, a free newsletter curated by our editors and delivered straight to your inbox every weekday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\u201cThe love they shared was clear to anyone who saw them together, and our hearts break for the&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":106067,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[682,8414,3549,3602,2082,45787,31869,78,19689,3375,75446,6176,5829,4486,111,43,139,69,384,15120,37229,1961,3040,1524],"class_list":["post-106066","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-new-zealand","tag-being","tag-couple","tag-crash","tag-earlier","tag-for","tag-hearts","tag-impacted","tag-in","tag-incredible","tag-killed","tag-lasting","tag-legacy","tag-many","tag-month","tag-new-zealand","tag-news","tag-newzealand","tag-nz","tag-people","tag-remembered","tag-sh1","tag-this","tag-us","tag-waikato"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/106066","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=106066"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/106066\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/106067"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=106066"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=106066"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=106066"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}