The three sisters were killed following an incident at a Queen Street property on Thursday night.
"Anahera" is yet to be identified after being found in Auckland's Onehunga on August 17.
Another person was injured in the crash just before 2am on Saturday.
Efforts to locate Tom Philips and his kids are now focussed on coastal forest areas near Marokopa in Waikato.
Lauren Anne Dickason stood quietly in the dock with her arms wrapped around herself.
Police are investigating a report the person travelled from Auckland to the tourist town last week.
There are now 10 people with the coronavirus in hospital in New Zealand.
Most positive cases are being moved to quarantine, which means extra care plans are needed.
There were 1331 more locally acquired cases confirmed on Saturday.
Flowers and soft toys have been placed outside the home where Maya, Karla and Liane died.
Local authorities were advised, and the pair were arrested and summoned to appear in court.
The three dusky dolphins stranded near the Porirua stream inlet.
A police spokesperson says the body is not that of Thomas Phillips or his three young children missing from Marokopa.
The family watched the Palmerston North funeral on a livestream after arriving at their destination.
While nowhere near as bad as alcohol, testing showed driving under the influence of kava could see poor decision-making.