Emergency services received reports of the crash at about 6.15pm on Welcome Bay Road, between Waitao Road and Water Lane.

Police say one occupant of the car is in a critical condition, while the bus passengers were not seriously injured.

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03 Oct: Police have arrested the rider of a stolen trail bike, after a series of crackdowns in Rotorua

03 Oct: Health authorities are urging people in Northland and central Otago to be on the look out for measles symptoms

02 Oct: Worries over children in Northland, where immunisation rates are low and more measles cases have appeared, to a total of six

02 Oct: Police want to hear of any sightings of a missing 62-year-old man, last seen in Tauranga

01 Oct: Australia posts six-wicket win over New Zealand in opening men's T20I

01 Oct: The Health Minister says the focus is on containing and stamping out measles, as new cases pop up in Northland and Queenstown

30 Sep: A person's been critically injured following a crash in Waikato's Meremere

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