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Police did not attend call from concerned camper before landslip disaster

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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

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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

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Specialist monitoring technology has been deployed at Mount Maunganui to protect recovery teams working beneath an unstable landslip, after operations were temporarily halted due...

FENZ alerted Tauranga Council hours before fatal landslide

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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...

Landslide search enters recovery phase as police name six missing

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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

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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

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Concerns are mounting over whether the removal of large exotic trees, including English and Holm oaks, from Mount Maunganui may have contributed to the...

Six people confirmed as unaccounted for following Mount Maunganui landslide

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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...

Tropical low to bring heavy rain and strong winds – MetService

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Severe weather is forecast to affect large parts of New Zealand from Wednesday as a tropical low approaches from the north, bringing heavy rain...

Man dies after water incident at Hahei Beach

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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...

Death following water-related incident in Rotorua

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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

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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

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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...

Two dead, one missing after separate water incidents across the country

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Two people have died and another remains missing following three separate water-related incidents across the country today. In Akaroa, police were notified about 1.15pm after...

Name release: Sudden death, Waiotapu

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Police are releasing the name of a person that died near the Lady Knox Geyser in Waiotapu on 21 December 2025. The woman was Briar...

Man charged following Hamilton hit-and-run

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Police have arrested and charged a man following a hit-and-run incident in Hamilton yesterday afternoon. At around 3.15pm, Police were notified that a person had...

Two deaths under investigation at Pukehina property

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Police are investigating the deaths of two people at an address on Old Coach Road in Pukehina in the Bay of Plenty. Around 3pm yesterday...

Elderly man saved by family while tramping in Coromandel

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An 80-year-old man was saved by a mum and her two teenage children after he got lost while hiking in the Kauaeranga Valley area...

Name release – fatal crash Ōpōtiki

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Police can now name the man who died following a motorcycle crash on State Highway 35 near Ōpōtiki on 19 December. He was Steven Haskell,...

Black Caps crush West Indies by 323 runs to seal test series

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The Black Caps completed a dominant 323-run victory over the West Indies in the third Test at Mt Maunganui, wrapping up the match emphatically...

Latham and Conway tons power Black Caps to commanding declaration

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Centuries in both innings from openers Tom Latham and Devon Conway put the Black Caps firmly in control of the third Test at Mt...

Police investigate unexplained death near Waiotapu

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Police are responding to a sudden death near Waiotapu Loop Road, Waiotapu, near the Waiotapu Thermal Wonderland, south of Rotorua. Emergency services were alerted to...

Fatal crash, Ōpōtiki

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A motorcyclist has died following a crash on State Highway 35 near Ōpōtiki on Friday night. The crash, between Te Waiiti Road and Maraenui Pa...

Black Caps dominate day one with record opening stand

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New Zealand seized complete control of the third and final Test against the West Indies at Mount Maunganui after a record-breaking opening day built...

Police hunt Rotorua homicide suspect, urge residents to check properties for evidence

DTNZ Crime -

Police investigating the homicide of a Rotorua man are asking residents near the scene to search their properties for items that may have been...

Police error delayed helicopter rescue of teen stranded on Coromandel cliff

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Firefighters have revealed they repeatedly sought a helicopter to rescue a 13-year-old girl stranded on a Coromandel cliff after she witnessed her friend fall...

Government ends contracted emergency housing in Rotorua

DTNZ Politics -

The Government has formally shut down all contracted emergency housing in Rotorua, bringing an end to a system ministers say placed long-term strain on...

Homicide investigation launched after man found dead in Tauranga

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Police have launched a homicide investigation following the death of a man at a Tauranga address earlier today. Emergency services were called to a property...

Police launch homicide inquiry after man found dead in Rotorua crash scene

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Police have launched a homicide investigation following the death of a man in Rotorua after a vehicle was found crashed into a tree overnight. Officers...

Tauranga man jailed for raping young cousin in family home

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A 22-year-old Tauranga man, who lived on his relatives' property, betrayed family trust by repeatedly sexually assaulting and raping his cousin, aged 8-10, between...

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