Source: Radio New Zealand
Damage on Welcome Bay Rd in Papamoa. RNZ / Jamie Troughton
Two bodies have been recovered from a landslide at Welcome Bay Rd, police confirmed.
Police earlier said two people were unaccounted for after a slip came down towards properties on the road overnight.
Another person at the property had been seriously injured.
At least one house on Welcome Bay Rd suffered damage in the early-morning slip, with others also evacuated.
Police said they were working to support the pair’s loved ones, and the deaths would be referred to the Coroner.
Emergency Management Minster Mark Mitchell confirmed the news during an interview with Australian news outlet ABC.
Meanwhile, multiple people remain unaccounted for at a Mt Maunganui campsite, after a large slip came down on campervans and a shower block just after 9.30am on Thursday.
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