As put by Bay of Plenty District Commander Superintendent Tim Anderson:
Police can now confirm six people are currently confirmed as unaccounted for, including two teenagers, following yesterday's landslide at Mount Maunganui.
The youngest of those missing is 15 years old.
We have been unable to establish the whereabouts of three further individuals. While we do not currently believe they were involved in the slip, further enquiries are required to rule it out.
Those three parties are believed to be tourists, and we believe it is likely they left the area.
Police are asking anyone with video footage of the slip at Mt Maunganui yesterday to upload it via this online portal.
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