Big rain made landslides. This happened in a place where people go for holidays. Six people have died. Six more people are missing. The Beachside Holiday Park is now sad. Police are looking for the missing people.
Two other people died. This was in a house. This also happened because of a landslide. The landslides began on Thursday. Mud and rocks came down hills. They covered cars and campervans.
The country is very sad. This happened during summer holidays. Many people relax at this time.
The leader of the country visited. He said New Zealand is sad. He feels bad for the families. One person who died was from China. The Chinese Ambassador told us this.
Police are looking for the missing people. The ground is very wet and not safe. Finding the bodies will take days. This will be hard work.
The landslides were very big. They broke the holiday park. Teams looked for people all night. They hoped to find them alive. Now they are finding bodies. People are asking about safety. This shows nature is very strong.