Search called off and focus shifts to recovery after human remains foundListen to this articleA rescue worker walks near a section of a cliff that gave way at the scene of a landslide triggered by heavy rains on Jan 22 near Mount Maunganui, New Zealand. (Photo: Reuters)There ‌will probably be no survivors of ​a landslide that struck a busy campground on the North Island of New Zealand, police said on Saturday after human remains were found overnight. Thirty-five crew, assisted by heavy machinery, were removing debris on Saturday after a partial slip in a section of the search area on Friday evening, Fire and Emergency New ⁠Zealand said. Heavy rain forecast for the area on Saturday ​could present further challenges, including having “to withdraw from the slip area for their safety”, Fire and Emergency official Megan Stiffler said in a statement. The heavy rain this week ​unleashed another landslide in the neighbouring suburb of Papamoa, killing two.

Source: Bangkok Post January 24, 2026 09:05 UTC