Barry Shepherd: Police Senior Constable on the ongoing recover efforts following Mount Maunganui landslide

The search for those unaccounted for in the Mount Maunganui landslide has entered its fourth day - although now the operation is in a recovery phase. Six people are unaccounted for after a large slip swept through the Beachside Holiday Park at the base of the mountain. They include two Pakuranga College students who are aged 15, two 71-year-old friends from Rotorua, a 50-year-old Morrinsville school tutor, and a 20-year-old Swedish tourist.  Police say it's highly unlikely any of the six are alive, and some human remains have been found at the site.  The council says there will be an independent review into how the disaster happened and what decisions were made. Police Senior Constable Barry Shepherd, who is leading the search for police, says it's a huge operation. "There's a lot of dirt, a lot of mud, and there's some people in there somewhere. And we are desperately looking for them, it's a big job."  LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.