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Mt Maunganui landslide victim: Statement from the family of Sharon Maccanico
Sharon Maccanico has been identified as a victim of the landslide at Mt Maunganui. The following is a statement on behalf of Natallia and Carmine,...
Third victim identified in Mt maunganui campground landslide
A third victim of last week’s fatal Mt Maunganui campground landslide has been formally identified as 50-year-old Lisa Anne Maclennan, bringing the confirmed death...
Family of Swedish victim of Mt Maunganui landslide release statement
The following statement has been released by police on behalf of Nils and Anders, dad and uncle of Mt Maunganui landslide victim Måns Loke...
The Case for a Royal Commission of Inquiry into the Mount Maunganui landslide
A new ministerial briefing from CTV Families advocate David Lynch urges NZ Prime Minister to establish a full Royal Commission into the Mt Maunganui...
Two killed in Paekākāriki Hill helicopter crash
Two people have died in a helicopter crash north of Wellington this morning. Police were notified to the crash in the Paekākāriki Hill area at...
Helicopter crash, Paekākāriki Hill area
Emergency services are responding to a helicopter crash in the Paekākāriki Hill area. Police were notified at 7.30am via activation of an automated crash alert. Maritime...
Welcome Bay tragedy: Name release and family statement
Police have confirmed the names of the two people who died during a landslide on Welcome Bay Road, Papamoa on Thursday. Ten-year-old Austen Keith Richardson...
Police did not attend call from concerned camper before landslip disaster
Police have confirmed they did not attend Mount Maunganui’s Beachside Holiday Park after receiving a 6.18am emergency call referencing disorder and a potential landslip,...
Camper says Tauranga CC vehicle passed slips before landslide
A camper at the Mount Maunganui Beachside Holiday Park says a Tauranga City Council vehicle drove through the campground and past multiple visible slips...
High-tech monitoring deployed at Mt Maunganui – Police
Specialist monitoring technology has been deployed at Mount Maunganui to protect recovery teams working beneath an unstable landslip, after operations were temporarily halted due...
Name release: Mahurangi River, Warkworth
Police have named the man who was located deceased in the Mahurangi River near Warkworth on 24 January. He was Tekanimaeu Arobati, 47, from Kiribati. "Our...
Dozens dead or missing after ferry capsizes in southern Philippines (Video)
A passenger ferry carrying more than 350 people has sunk off the southern Philippines after capsizing during a voyage between Mindanao and Jolo island,...
Fatal stretcher fall during hospital discharge prompts safety changes
An 83-year-old woman died after suffering a head injury when she fell from a hospital stretcher during her discharge from Whangārei Hospital, with a...
FENZ alerted Tauranga Council hours before fatal landslide
Fire and Emergency New Zealand (FENZ) has confirmed it received a 111 call at 5.48am on the morning of the Mount Maunganui landslide reporting...
Recovery resumes at Mt Maunganui as WorkSafe prepares safety review
Police have confirmed the recovery operation at the Mount Maunganui landslide has resumed this morning after specialist monitoring equipment was installed overnight and loose...
Mt Maunganui landslide: Luxon urges trust in experts
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has urged the public to place their trust in emergency and engineering experts as the recovery operation for six people...
Mt Maunganui: Statement from Max’s family
15-year-old Max Furse-Kee, 15, from Auckland has been named as one of six persons missing in the Mt. Maunganui landslide. Today his family released the...
Mt Maunganui: Work halted due to potential slip
Recovery work at Mount Maunganui has been halted as a precaution this morning. "At 11.50am, recovery efforts were paused after concerns from the grounds about...
Body recovered in search for missing man near Warkworth
Police can confirm a body has been recovered from the Mahurangi River near Warkworth, north of Auckland. The body was located earlier this evening during...
Landslide search enters recovery phase as police name six missing
The search for victims of Thursday’s landslide at Mount Maunganui is now moving into a recovery phase. Bay of Plenty District Commander Superintendent Tim Anderson...
New partial slip at Mt. Maunganui landslide site
Fire and Emergency New Zealand’s Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) teams continued operations overnight at the Mount Maunganui landslip site, where six people remain...
Tree removal raises questions after Mt Maunganui landslip
Concerns are mounting over whether the removal of large exotic trees, including English and Holm oaks, from Mount Maunganui may have contributed to the...
Name release: Workplace incident, Rangitikei
Police can now release the name of the person who died following a workplace incident on Taihape-Napier Road, Rangitikei, on Tuesday 13 January. He was...
Six people confirmed as unaccounted for following Mount Maunganui landslide
Police can now confirm six people are currently confirmed as unaccounted for, including two teenagers, following yesterday’s landslide at Mount Maunganui. The youngest of those...
Grandmother and grandchild killed in Pāpāmoa landslide – report
Two of the victims killed when a landslide struck a home in Pāpāmoa have been identified as a grandmother and her grandchild, state media...
Overnight search continues at Mt Maunganui landslide
Search and rescue crews have continued working through the night at the Mt Maunganui campground following a landslide that trapped a number of people. Fire...
Two bodies recovered after landslide destroys Papamoa home
Police have confirmed two people have been found dead after a house on Welcome Bay Road in Papamoa was extensively damaged by a landslide...
Rescue operation continues at Mount Maunganui campground after landslide
Several people remain unaccounted for as at 2pm today after a major landslide struck a campground at the base of Mount Maunganui on Thursday...
Several people unaccounted for following slip near Mt. Maunganui
Several people are unaccounted for following a slip near a campsite in Mount Maunganui. Emergency services were called to Adams Ave just after 9:30am. The campsite...
Name release: Hahei water-related incident
Police can now release the name of the man who died following a water-related incident in Hahei on Monday 19 January. He was 37-year-old Jack...
Second fatal train crash in days hits Spain
A commuter train has derailed near Barcelona, killing its driver and injuring at least 15 people, in the latest of two deadly rail incidents...
Man missing after vehicle swept away at river crossing near Warkworth
Police and emergency services are continuing search efforts after a man was reported missing when his vehicle was swept away at a river crossing...
Man dies after water incident at Hahei Beach
One person has died following a water-related incident in Hahei this afternoon. At around 3.15pm, Police were alerted to a man in need of assistance...
Investigation ongoing into pedestrian’s death in Haruru Falls
An investigation is continuing into the circumstances around the death of a pedestrian in Haruru Falls, near Waitangi in Northland, at the weekend. A male...
High-speed train collision kills 21 in Spain (Video)
Rescue crews worked overnight to help passengers trapped inside damaged carriages. At least 21 people have been killed and dozens more injured after two high-speed...
Death following water-related incident in Rotorua
A man has died after a water-related incident in Rotorua late last night. Emergency services were called to a geothermal area on Tukiterangi Street, Whakarewarewa,...
Police appeal for CCTV and dashcam footage after fatal Tikitere crash
Police investigating the circumstances of the fatal crash in Tikitere, near Rotorua, last week are appealing to the public for information. Emergency services were called...
Police rescue operation on SH 2 between Ōpōtiki and Matawai
More than 40 people have been evacuated after flooding and slips shut State Highway 2 between Matawai and Ōpōtiki yesterday. Police were alerted to the...
Crane collapse derails train in Thailand, killing at least 28
A construction crane has collapsed onto a passenger train in north-eastern Thailand, killing at least 28 people and injuring dozens more in one of...
Police urge water safety as summer risks rise
Police are urging anyone going near waters, no matter how strong at swimming, to take basic precautions to keep themselves safe. Inspector Andrea McBeth, Area...
