New Zealand resumes victim recovery efforts after fatal landslide

FILE PHOTO: An emergency worker surveys the scene of a landslide triggered by heavy rains on January 23, in Mount Maunganui, New Zealand, January 24, 2026. - Reuters

WELLINGTON: New Zealand police on Monday (Jan 26) restarted recovery efforts for the victims of a landslide that hit a busy campground on the country's North Island last week.

Six people, including two teenagers, are presumed dead after heavy rains triggered Thursday's landslide at Mount Maunganui on the island's east coast, bringing down soil and rubble at the site in the city of Tauranga, crowded with families on summer holidays.