Number of people remain missing after Mt Maunganui campsite slip, NZ travellers in tailspin over new passport rules, and Trump cancels European tariff threat.
Number of people remain missing in Mount Maunganui campsite slip
People remain unaccounted for after a slip hit a holiday park in Mount Maunganui this morning - with authorities saying the total number is in "single figures".
Emergency services were called to Beachside Holiday Park on Adams Ave just after 9.30am, after a landslide hit the site.
Superintendent Tim Anderson said police could not say exact figures of how many were unaccounted for, but confirmed it was "single figures".
NZ travellers in tailspin over new passport rules for UK travel
Travellers are in a tailspin after they discovered new passport rules for travel to Britain - and some are now working out if they are even classed as UK citizens.
Passport wait times are also becoming a key concern for dual-national New Zealanders travelling soon, who need UK passports before they can fly.
For some, it's first a question of finding whether they are in fact British citizens.
Trump says a Greenland deal 'framework' is reached, cancels tariff threat
US President Donald Trump said he is dropping his threat to impose tariffs on several European countries, citing what he described as a new framework with NATO on Arctic security.
The abrupt about-face comes shortly after he told the World Economic Forum in Davos that the US would not use force to pursue control of Greenland.
In his earlier speech, Trump reaffirmed his ambition to secure “right, title and ownership” of Greenland and urged NATO allies not to stand in the way, warning that refusals would carry consequences for the alliance.
Watch: Tourist details escape from Mt Maunganui camp landslide, as people missing
Sonny Worrall was in the hot pools below when an avalanche of mud and debris came crashing down.
ONE SPEEDING TICKET
A Chinese diplomat was not issued a speeding ticket until months after the offence – and only after 1News made inquiries about the incident.
A series of discussions took place between police, officials and the Chinese embassy before the issue was resolved, with Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters saying diplomats should follow NZ's laws.
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