Pāpāmoa Landslide Displaces Family After Home Red-Stickered

A Pāpāmoa family, including Becks Smith and her two children, have been left homeless after their rental property was red-stickered due to a deadly landslide that struck nearby homes in Welcome Bay Rd. The landslide, part of a series triggered by record rainfall in Tauranga, resulted in the deaths of two individuals, believed to be a grandmother and grandson. Additionally, another landslide at Mount Maunganui left six people unaccounted for, with police fearing no survivors. A recovery operation is currently underway.

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