Fresh attention on rural areas reeling from last week's severe weather.

Southland, Clutha and Kaikoura are still under States of Emergency  - and more than 8,000 properties in Southland and Otago are still without power.

The Country's Jamie Mackay explains further.

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Fresh attention on rural areas reeling from last week's severe weather.
Southland, Clutha and Kaikoura are still under States of Emergency &nbsp;- and more than 8,000 properties in Southland and Otago are still without power.
The Country's Jamie Mackay explains further.
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Jamie Mackay: The Country host on the South Island recovering from last week's weather

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The 38th America's Cup match will be contested from July 10 next year and extend, if required, to July 18.

The news has been revealed at a shindig in Naples, the host city.

Sportstalk host D'Arcy Waldegrave explained further.

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The 38th America's Cup match will be contested from July 10 next year and extend, if required, to July 18.
The news has been revealed at a shindig in Naples, the host city.
Sportstalk host D'Arcy Waldegrave explained further.
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D'Arcy Waldegrave: Sportstalk host on the America’s Cup match dates getting confirmed

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A witness has described a loud cracking sound as a massive landslide slumped across Mount Maunganui’s Beachside Holiday Park this morning, taking out tents, caravans, and a toilet block - and hitting the hot pool. 

Searches have continued all day - and fewer than 10 people remain unaccounted for, including young people.

Evacuees from the park gathered at the local surf club have now been moved, out of concerns the land could move again.

Officials say they won't stop looking until everyone is found, after pausing briefly this morning due to unstable ground.

Witness Nix Jaques was there.

She says a frantic man and woman told her two loved ones were stuck in the shower block.

"They were trying to move into that space, so it was trying to fade and then come away."

NZ Herald reporter Michael Morrah was also on the scene and he says search and rescue teams are still working to recover the missing people.

"It is a huge task, as there is just tonnes and tonnes of dirt and debris that is covering the campsite at the moment."

Two people also remain unaccounted for since a slip overnight near houses in Tauranga's Welcome Bay.

Police are encouraging people worried about someone they can't get in touch with in the Bay of Plenty to contact them immediately on 105. 

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A witness has described a loud cracking sound as a massive landslide slumped across Mount Maunganui’s Beachside Holiday Park this morning, taking out tents, caravans, and a toilet block - and hitting the hot pool.&nbsp;
Searches have continued all day - and fewer than 10 people remain unaccounted for, including young people.
Evacuees from the park gathered at the local surf club have now been moved, out of concerns the land could move again.
Officials say they won't stop looking until everyone is found, after pausing briefly this morning due to unstable ground.
Witness Nix Jaques was there.
She says a frantic man and woman told her two loved ones were stuck in the shower block.
"They were trying to move into that space, so it was trying to fade and then come away."
NZ Herald reporter Michael Morrah was also on the scene and he says search and rescue teams are still working to recover the missing people.
"It is a huge task, as there is just tonnes and tonnes of dirt and debris that is covering the campsite at the moment."
Two people also remain unaccounted for since a slip overnight near houses in Tauranga's Welcome Bay.
Police are encouraging people worried about someone they can't get in touch with in the Bay of Plenty to contact them immediately on 105.&nbsp;
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Nix Jaques and Michael Morrah: witnesses to Mount Maunganui landslide recount the damage they saw

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The European Parliament is planning to suspend approval of the US trade deal that was agreed to last July, according to new reports.

Donald Trump has been ramping up his efforts to acquire Greenland, including threatening new tariffs over the issue.

UK correspondent Gavin Grey says this could see US-based companies barred from EU contracts.

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The European Parliament is planning to suspend approval of the US trade deal that was agreed to last July, according to new reports.
Donald Trump has been ramping up his efforts to acquire Greenland, including threatening new tariffs over the issue.
UK correspondent Gavin Grey says this could see US-based companies barred from EU contracts.
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Gavin Grey: UK correspondent on Europe reportedly looking to suspend approval of US trade deal

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Jamie Mackay: The Country host on the South Island recovering from last week's weather

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