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Rescue efforts at Mount Maunganui are now entering their third day

24 January 2026

Rescue efforts at Mount Maunganui are now entering their third day

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Anxious wait continues for families as New Zealand landslide search enters third day
	24 Jan: Authorities have vowed to continue searching for those missing in the disaster, as officials announce an official review into the incident.... more

The Whangarei District Council says a slip on Helena Bay Hill could take anywhere between eight and 12 weeks to clear
	24 Jan: The Whangarei District Council says a slip on Helena Bay Hill could take anywhere between eight and 12 weeks to clear... more

The Mount Maunganui tragedy reminds us landslides are NZ’s deadliest natural hazard
	23 Jan: Tragic slips in the Bay of Plenty highlight how geology, heavy rainfall and climate change are combining to amplify a largely hidden risk.... more

What is a landslide, how do they happen and where are they most common?
	23 Jan: Two people have died after a landslide hit their home in New Zealand and authorities are searching for several others feared dead in another slip nearby. Here's how landslides occur, the warning signs and where they are most common.... more

Taranaki Police have arrested a driver and impounded two vehicles following multiple complaints of dangerous driving earlier this week
	23 Jan: Taranaki Police have arrested a driver and impounded two vehicles following multiple complaints of dangerous driving earlier this week... more

Several people including children are still missing after the landslide at Mount Maunganui - where search teams have been working through the night
	23 Jan: Several people including children are still missing after the landslide at Mount Maunganui - where search teams have been working through the night... more

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

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

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Most Popular Recent Upper North Island News

04 Jan: State Highway 35 between Gisborne and Tolaga Bay, has now re-opened +++++++++++++++++++++

07 Jan: Its sixty years today since a tragedy on Lake Taupo claimed the lives of four Wanganui Collegiate students ++++++++++++++++++

04 Jan: Summer swimmers are urged to brush up on water safety, as the holiday drowning toll hits five +++++++++++++++++

03 Jan: MetService is forecasting severe weather to batter the North Island's East Coast this weekend +++++++++++++++++

04 Jan: ???1;Two more are being added to the holiday drowning toll after a pair was recovered from Ripiro Beach in Northland ++++++++++++++++

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 ++++++++++++++++

02 Jan: Severe weather's expected to batter Northland and Auckland until the evening +++++++++++++++

Upper North Island NewsLinks

15 Jan: Weather: severe thunderstorms, heavy rain warnings for north island, upper south (RadioNZ)

15 Jan: Heavy rain and thunderstorms on the way, with metservice warning issued (Stuff.co.nz)

5 Jan: Wanted man avoiding police in upper north island (Stuff.co.nz)

3 Jan: Weather: more than 1000 homes without power as storms lash north island (RadioNZ)

3 Jan: After auckland, heavy rain and thunderstorms hit eastern north island (Stuff.co.nz)

31 Dec: Wed, 31 Dec 2025: 'quite heavy in localised areas ': more rain on the way for new year's eve (RadioNZ)

2 Oct: Thu, 2 Oct 2025: Rain, thunderstorms and even hail on the way for the upper north island (Stuff.co.nz)

30 Sep: Tue, 30 Sep 2025: Fast-moving front set to bring cold snap to south island and lower north (Stuff.co.nz)

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