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Search teams are still trying to find several people who were believed buried by landslides in the Tauranga area following this week's devastating storms.
Round-the-clock rescue work was ongoing at the Mt Maunganui holiday park where a slip engulfed campervans, tents and a toilet block.
An independent review has been announced to probe the hours leading up to the disaster.
Meanwhile, a person was seriously hurt and two others killed after a landslide in Welcome Bay in Papamoa.
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