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The teenager's passing had left her parents heartbroken 'beyond belief'.

More than 1000 Victorian properties are under threat from out-of-control fires.

More than 820,000 homes and businesses lost power, mainly across the southern US.

The deadly 9.30am landslide killed six people staying at the campground.

Lightning hit near the crowd in Brasilia as thousands rallied in heavy rain.

MetService Daily Weather: January 27 2026. Video / MetService

MetService Daily Weather: January 26 2026. Video / MetService

Friends say Susan Knowles and Jacqualine Wheeler camped at the Mount every summer.

Two 15-year-olds are among those missing as police confirm discovery of human remains.

Shock turns to anger for Mount Maunganui camper in disbelief that they weren't evacuated from campsite a day before a deadly landslide. Video / Cameron Pitney, Anna Heath

Multiple families are in tears amid the heavy-duty search equipment.

The closure comes as Northland and Auckland prepare for a long weekend.

Christopher Luxon spoke in Tauranga this afternoon after meeting with the families.

Dre Kumeroa ran to the scene of the campground at Mount Maunganui when the landslide hit and started ripping open tents in the hope of getting people out. Video / NZ Herald

After devastating week of weather for North Island, Auckland Anniversary weather set to play role in rescue efforts. Video / Claudia Tarrant

Aerial footage of Te Araroa on Thursday after heavy rain swept through the area. Video / BOP Helicopters

Petrels are drawn inland by city lights after storms leave them cold and soaked.

'It could take days' Police Commissioner Chambers speaks to NZ Herald on the Mount Maunganui disaster. Video / NZ Herald

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Crews 'going to be working 24/7 until they have searched every piece of earth'.

Several people, including children, remain missing beneath the debris. Video / Alyse Wright

Herald photographers were deployed from Auckland to document the significant landslide that struck at the base of Mount Maunganui, Bay of Plenty on 22 January 2026, following record-breaking rainfall, that claimed six lives.

Tauranga Mayor addresses the landslide that destroyed parts of the iconic Mount Maunganui campground.

Hundreds have been cut off by a slip featuring a 100-tonne boulder.

Yvonne Whitehead, Civil Defence Coordinator at Bland Bay, Northland. talks about campers seeking refuge at the marae and of the community banding together following the weather.

Several people, including children, are thought to be unaccounted for after a huge landslide destroyed parts of the iconic Mount Maunganui campground.

A family of seven were trapped on the rooftop of their home near Te Araroa for hours. VIdeo / Roderick Cooper and Huia Ngatai via Gisborne District Council

One firefighter described the area's downpour as worse than Cyclone Gabrielle.

Police Minister Mark Mitchell speaks to NZ Herald on the Mount Maunganui landslide damages today. Video / NZ Herald