Evvon Le Fern Tiang was disqualified from driving for 12 months for being behind the wheel in a deadly crash near Levin.

﻿A Malaysian family's holiday in New Zealand ended in tragedy, when a daughter's inattention on the road left her parents dead.

﻿They were killed when Evvon Le Fern Tiang lost control of the rental car she was driving near Levin on Monday.

Tiang was travelling with six members of her family – her siblings, parents and grandmother.

Tiang cried in the dock of Levin District Court on Friday as her lawyer Daniel O'Neill said no punishment would be worse than the guilt she already felt.

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Tiang, 33, pleaded guilty to careless driving ​causing the death of Chong EE Tiang and Siew Ying Tye, her parents.

This was Tiang's first court appearance, but O'Neill said she wanted to get the matter dealt with as quickly as possible so the family could get back to Malaysia for her parents' funerals early next week.

The family arrived in New Zealand for a holiday on July 6 and were on their way to Wellington, travelling south from Levin.

Shortly before the single-vehicle crash, the rental car, with Tiang at the wheel, veered across the lane towards the centre line and Tiang over-corrected, making the rear of the car fish tail. It travelled across the road and hit two trees before coming to rest on a grass verge.

Tiang's father died at the scene and her mother died in Wellington Hospital the following day. Her grandmother remains in the hospital recovering from her injuries.

Judge Stephanie Edwards said Tiang was just as much a victim as she was a defendant. "Perhaps being unfamiliar with the rental car, or driving in a different country, might have contributed to your momentary misjudgement."

The family were already facing financial pressures and Edwards said she did not feel the need to punish Tiang further by imposing a fine. "The fact you have lost your parents is punishment enough and far more than is warranted."

Edwards convicted Tiang of the charges and disqualified her from driving for 12 months.​