Bay Of Plenty

They have been named as 10-year-old Austen Keith Richardson and his grandmother, 71-year-old Yao Fang.

Engineers told the council buildings should not usually be allowed in "runout" zones.

The recovery teams are working in conditions that remain highly dangerous after six people were apparently killed in a landslide last week.

No crew was sent out, but FENZ says it told Tauranga City Council as the owners of the camp immediately. Audio

The Auckland teenager, originally from southern Italy, was described as a gifted dancer and a devoted friend.

The Prime Minister says those sharing the comments should keep it to themselves. Audio

Returning mayor Tania Tapsell raised the most money and spent the most in her bid to get re-elected.

The community came together, joined by the prime minister, at vigil in Mt Maunganui to mourn the landslide victims.

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon is attending the vigil as the community does what it can to support the families of those with missing loved ones.

A four legged rescuer is being praised for her tireless work helping at the scene of the tragic Mt Maunganui landslide.

The mother of a 15-year-old boy killed in the Mount Maunganui landslide says he was an "incredible, kind and beautiful human being".

Hundreds of women from Eastern Bay of Plenty have had to travel to Tauranga Hospital to give birth in the last year, since four of Whakatāne's five obstetricians resigned.

Susan Knowles and Jacqualine Wheeler, both 71, are unaccounted for following the landslide, along with four others.

Analysis: Much of the risk is invisible, accumulating quietly beneath the surface until a sudden collapse occurs, writes geologist Martin Brook.

Police are supporting the family of a man who was swept downstream after falling from a boat in the Bay of Plenty town of Ōpōtiki.

Tauranga City Council has ordered an independent review into events leading up to the Mauao landslide, as Ngāi Te Rangi call for a full investigation into what caused it.

The boy died alongside his grandmother at their Welcome Bay Rd home.

RNZ understands the two people who died after a landslide engulfed a house on Welcome Bay Road are a grandmother and a grandchild.

Police say six people are missing at Mount Maunganui after Thursday's landslip at a campsite, while they are seeking further information on three others.

RNZ understands children are among those missing after a landslide came down on several structures at campground at the base of Mauao, Mount Maunganui.