"A once-in-the-lifetime experience."
The death was reported to police at around 12:50pm on Monday.
The crash occurred at 4:30pm on Saturday.
Motorists are asked to avoid travelling on Whareora Road until around 8:30am on Friday while the car is removed.
Police said the victim and the man charged were known to each other.
Friends and family are saying their final farewells at a Marae in Te Karae
Whangārei man Scotty Booth told Newshub people don't have common sense anymore.
The family said the boy that died was Karnin Ahorangi Petera.
"There will be days when they go forward and there'll be days when they go back."
