Campers are seen on the roof of the ablution block at the Mount Maunganui campground immediately after Thursday's landslide. Dre Kumeroa, who is from Mount Maunganui but lives in Canberra, was in town for a holiday with his partner and children. Eastern region lifesaving manager Chaz Gibbons-Campbell in front of the Mount Maunganui Surf Club. Rotorua woman Sue Knowles is one of the six people believed to have been killed by the Mount Maunganui landslide. A steady flow of people come to pay their respects at the Mount Maunganui cordon.

Source: New Zealand Herald January 26, 2026 18:21 UTC