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'Highly unlikely' those trapped by Mount Maunganui landslide have survived, NZ police say

25 January 2026

After two days of holding out hope despite all the odds, the local police superintendent had the heart-wrenching job of announcing that no one trapped by the landslide at Mount Maunganui could have survived.

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An 18 year-old has been arrested and charged in relation to a spate of burglaries last night in Cambridge
	24 Jan: An 18 year-old has been arrested and charged in relation to a spate of burglaries last night in Cambridge... more

Two women believed to have been killed in the Mount Maunganui campground landslide were friends
	24 Jan: Two women believed to have been killed in the Mount Maunganui campground landslide were friends... more

Pakuranga College is paying tribute to two of its students caught in the Mount Maunganui landslide
	24 Jan: Pakuranga College is paying tribute to two of its students caught in the Mount Maunganui landslide... more

Police have released the full list pf names of the six people unaccounted for following the landslide at the Mount Maunganui Campground on Thursday
	24 Jan: Police have released the full list pf names of the six people unaccounted for following the landslide at the Mount Maunganui Campground on Thursday... more

A person is in custody after breaking through the cordon at Mauao
	24 Jan: A person is in custody after breaking through the cordon at Mauao... more

A homicide investigation has been launched in Clutha, following the death of a woman last night
	24 Jan: A homicide investigation has been launched in Clutha, following the death of a woman last night... more

Rescue efforts at Mount Maunganui are now entering their third day
	24 Jan: Rescue efforts at Mount Maunganui are now entering their third day... more

Gloriavale's condemned private school is remaining open for the time being
	23 Jan: Gloriavale's condemned private school is remaining open for the time being... more

Police want to hear from anyone who may have seen a 62-year-old man reported missing from the Invercargill area - last seen two weeks ago
	23 Jan: Police want to hear from anyone who may have seen a 62-year-old man reported missing from the Invercargill area - last seen two weeks ago... more

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