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  •   Home > News > National > Upper North Island

    All six campers who were buried under a landslide at the base of Mount Maunganui have now been formally identified by the Coroner

    All six campers who were buried under a landslide at the base of Mount Maunganui have now been formally identified by the Coroner


    71-year-old friends Jackie Wheeler and Susan Knowles, 50-year-old Lisa Maclennan, 20-year-old Swedish tourist Måns Bernhardsson , and 15-year-olds Max Furse-Kee and Sharon Maccanico lost their lives when the slip crashed onto part of a campground last week.

    Ten-year-old Austen Richardson and his grandmother, 71-year-old Yao Fang were also killed in a slip in Papamoa that same day.

    A State of Emergency in Tauranga has been extended until Wednesday as support efforts continue across the city.

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     Other Upper North Island News
     01 Feb: A person has died after a crash involving two vehicles on Puketutu Road in Matamata
     01 Feb: Police are packing up the recovery operation at the Mount Maunganui landslide
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     31 Jan: A touching tribute from the family of Susan Knowles, a victim of the Mount Maunganui landslide
     31 Jan: The remains of Rotorua property manager Susan Knowles, have been formally identified by the coroner
     31 Jan: Fire and Emergency says its specialist Search and Rescue teams are standing down their operations in Mount Maunganui
     30 Jan: NZTA says the Coromandel's State Highway 25 has now fully reopened in time for the weekend - but speed restrictions remain in place
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