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Two bodies have been found at a house on Papamoa's Welcome Bay Road - after a large landslide caused extensive damage early this morning

22 January 2026

Two bodies have been found at a house on Papamoa's Welcome Bay Road - after a large landslide caused extensive damage early this morning

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What we know about the landslide at Mount Maunganui in New Zealand
	22 Jan: A young girl is among those missing after a landslide hit a popular campsite south-east of Auckland.... more

Young girl among missing campers at New Zealand's Mount Maunganui after landslide — as it happened
	22 Jan: Several people are missing after a landslide at a campsite in the tourism hotspot of Mount Maunganui, south-east of Auckland.... more

Several people missing after landslide hits Mount Maunganui campground in New Zealand
	22 Jan: A landslide hits campervans, cars, tents and a toilet and shower block at the Mount Maunganui camping site in New Zealand in what has been described as a "major incident".... more

A large slip at Mt Maunganui's Mauao has hit the campsite at the hill's base
	22 Jan: A large slip at Mt Maunganui's Mauao has hit the campsite at the hill's base... more

Whitianga's completely cut off by flooding - and Thames Coromandel District Council's urgently asking anyone in low-lying areas across the district to move to higher ground immediately
	21 Jan: Whitianga's completely cut off by flooding - and Thames Coromandel District Council's urgently asking anyone in low-lying areas across the district to move to higher ground immediately... more

A State of Emergency remains on the cards for other parts of Northland - after being declared for a week in Whangarei district - already pelted with heavy rain
	20 Jan: A State of Emergency remains on the cards for other parts of Northland - after being declared for a week in Whangarei district - already pelted with heavy rain... more

One person's in critical condition after an incident in Taranaki
	20 Jan: One person's in critical condition after an incident in Taranaki... more

Small Northland communities got the worst of the weekend's flooding, but more is to come
	19 Jan: Small Northland communities got the worst of the weekend's flooding, but more is to come... more

Some people in Northland remain cut-off due to flooding - including a group at a DOC campsite in Puriri Bay, south-east of the Bay of Islands
	19 Jan: Some people in Northland remain cut-off due to flooding - including a group at a DOC campsite in Puriri Bay, south-east of the Bay of Islands... more

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