{"id":614518,"date":"2026-09-28T17:46:12","date_gmt":"2026-09-28T17:46:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/614518\/"},"modified":"2026-09-28T17:46:12","modified_gmt":"2026-09-28T17:46:12","slug":"izy-todd-dies-in-carterton-motorcycle-crash-after-taking-part-in-bible-study-campaign","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/614518\/","title":{"rendered":"Izy Todd dies in Carterton motorcycle crash after taking part in Bible study campaign"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201cA true force of nature, making an impact wherever she went. She had a big heart and lots of love to give.<\/p>\n

\u201cMum loved going for rides with Dad, so she passed away doing something that she enjoyed doing.\u201d <\/p>\n

The couple went on many rides across the country, he said. <\/p>\n

Mark was still recovering in hospital from serious injuries after the incident, Shane told the Herald. <\/p>\n

\"IzyIzy and Mark Todd were involved in a motorcycle crash in Carterton on September 19. Izy died, while Mark was seriously injured.<\/p>\n

A Givealittle page<\/a> has been set up to support the family as they \u201cnavigate this heartbreaking loss\u201d.<\/p>\n

Funds will go towards Mark and his sons to ease financial worries as they \u201chelp their father through recovery, spend precious time together and navigate the difficult moments ahead\u201d, the page said. <\/p>\n

A long-time friend and colleague of Izy\u2019s, Braidie Heberley, said she \u201cwill always be remembered for her incredible aroha and manaakitanga\u201d. <\/p>\n

They worked together at Ko Te Aroha Children\u2019s Centre, where Izy was the cook. <\/p>\n

\u201cFor 17 years, Izy gave her love, care and dedication to our community, feeding and nurturing so many tamariki, kaiako and wh\u0101nau along the way. <\/p>\n

\u201cHer infectious laugh and warm heart meant that the kitchen at Ko Te Aroha became a place where wh\u0101nau wanted to be \u2013 a place for a k\u014drero, a cuppa, a laugh and, most importantly, a place where everyone was welcomed with kai.\u201d<\/p>\n

Izy touched many lives and supported families through some of their most vulnerable moments, she said. <\/p>\n

\"IzyIzy Todd has been remembered as a “true force of nature making an impact wherever she went”.<\/p>\n

\u201cShe was nurturing. She was gentle. She made sure everyone had a full puku before she thought about herself. And she certainly wasn\u2019t afraid to keep someone in line either\u2026 sometimes all it took was one look from Izy, and we knew!\u201d<\/p>\n

Heberley said Izy\u2019s presence will live on in the kitchen, stories shared, kai prepared, and in the memories held by the many tamariki, wh\u0101nau and kaiako whose lives she touched. <\/p>\n

\u201cThank you for loving us, feeding us, caring for us and being our Izy.\u201d <\/p>\n

Police earlier said the accident involving a single vehicle happened about 12.50pm on Gladstone Rd, near Tiffin Rd.<\/p>\n

Despite the efforts of emergency crews, one person died at the scene while a second suffered serious injuries.<\/p>\n

Inquiries into the circumstances of the crash were ongoing, police said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\u201cA true force of nature, making an impact wherever she went. She had a big heart and lots…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":614519,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[74,92132,1738,46602,3549,119360,6179,7126,31787,90345,2862,14236,78,302823,28369,111,43,139,213284,69,5202,4525,383,4758,22505,6123,1354],"class_list":["post-614518","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-new-zealand","tag-after","tag-bible","tag-campaign","tag-carterton","tag-crash","tag-dear","tag-died","tag-dies","tag-doing","tag-gentle","tag-heart","tag-held","tag-in","tag-izy","tag-motorcycle","tag-new-zealand","tag-news","tag-newzealand","tag-nurturing","tag-nz","tag-part","tag-something","tag-study","tag-taking","tag-todd","tag-while","tag-woman"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/614518","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=614518"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/614518\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/614519"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=614518"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=614518"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=614518"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}