They were Austen Keith Richardson and his grandmother, 71-year-old Yao Fang.<\/p>\n
Teenagers, a school tutor, a Swedish tourist, a grandmother and her 10\u2011year\u2011old grandson are among those lost in the devastating landslides. Photo \/ Supplied
Yao Fang, 71, and Austen Keith Richardson, 10. Photo \/ NZ Police<\/p>\n
Max Furse-Kee and Sharon Maccanico<\/p>\n
Max Furse-Kee and Sharon Maccanico, both 15, were enjoying a summer holiday together when they were caught in the Mount Maunganui slip.<\/p>\n
The pair both attended Pak\u016branga College in Auckland. <\/p>\n
Furse-Kee\u2019s mother, Hannah, said the love she had for her son was \u201cimpossible to explain\u201d<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cNo words are big enough to describe this love or the loss we are feeling,\u201d Furse said.<\/p>\n \u201cFrom the moment I first looked into his beautiful blue eyes almost 16 years ago, he had my whole heart. He was my sunshine.\u201d<\/p>\n Puvi Nadason, Furse-Kee\u2019s uncle<\/a>, marked what would have been the keen sportsman\u2019s 16th birthday earlier this week \u2013 six days after the tragedy.<\/p>\n Nadason said that Furse-Kee taught him love, patience and kindness.<\/p>\n Maccanico has been remembered as a gifted and kind performer<\/a>.<\/p>\n She was a core member of Auckland\u2019s RGD Studio<\/a> and had competed internationally as part of a top junior hip-hop crew. <\/p>\n RGD\u2019s Rebecca Gray told the Herald the past few days had been \u201cheavy\u201d for staff and the community.<\/p>\n She described Maccanico as a \u201crare soul\u201d who was \u201cexceptionally talented\u201d and \u201cdanced with heart\u201d.<\/p>\n \u201cShe was someone who people were just drawn to. She had a beautiful way of connecting with people.<\/p>\n \u201cShe was kind, she was inclusive, and she just genuinely accepted everybody,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n A friend of the Maccanico family said the \u201cbeautiful, kind and talented\u201d teen\u2019s passing had left her parents heartbroken \u201cbeyond belief\u201d.<\/p>\n M\u00e5ns Loke Bernhardsson<\/p>\n M\u00e5ns Loke Bernhardsson, a 20-year-old Swedish tourist who was to turn 21 on February 22, has been named as a victim of the Mount Maunganui landslide. <\/p>\n In a statement on behalf of Nils and Anders, Bernhardsson\u2018s father and uncle, he was remembered as a kind and lovable family member. <\/p>\n \u201cHe was a fantastic artist and was extremely talented. M\u00e5ns was artistic, which was one of the many things we loved about him,\u201d the statement said. <\/p>\n He was remembered for being incredibly athletic and for his love of downhill skiing and gymnastics.<\/p>\n \u201cM\u00e5ns was on holiday in New Zealand on what was a hastily booked trip with two of his friends.<\/p>\n \u201cHim and his friends were adventuring around in their campervan, travelling both the North and South Islands,\u201d his family said. <\/p>\n Sue Knowles and Jacqualine Wheeler<\/p>\n Two Rotorua women, Sue Knowles and Jacqualine Wheeler, both 71, believed to have been killed<\/a> in the Mount Maunganui campground landslide were friends.<\/p>\n Wheeler, known as Jackie, co-founded an interior design business, and Knowles was a property manager for EVES in Rotorua.<\/p>\n Rotorua councillor Gregg Brown said the women were friends and had been good customers of the cafe he owned, Capers. He said he knew Knowles particularly well and described her as \u201ca delightful human being\u201d.<\/p>\n \u201cShe helped us in her role at EVES a number of times, and we were very grateful for her contribution.\u201c<\/p>\n Knowles is married to former Rotorua car dealer Robin Knowles and they have two children, Krystie Lewis, who is the general manager for IT specialists iTCo Solutions, and BP Oil sales manager and drift car champion Rohan (Roady) Knowles.<\/p>\n Sue Knowles was described on the EVES website as being a friendly and professional property manager who began her career in the industry in 2007.<\/p>\n Outside of her work and close-knit family, it said she enjoyed horse riding, including trekking, hunting and dressage, as well as mountain biking.<\/p>\n Lisa Maclennan<\/p>\n Morrinsville woman Lisa Anne Maclennan, 50, who was the literacy centre co-ordinator at Morrinsville Intermediate, has been lauded as a hero for her actions on the morning of the slip.<\/p>\n The Herald revealed she woke many holidaymakers up at 5am<\/a> to warn them that the bank above the camp was deteriorating.<\/p>\n This afternoon Maclennan\u2019s husband, Travis, issued a heartfelt tribute to his late wife.<\/p>\n He said the entire family was \u201cabsolutely devastated\u201d by her death.<\/p>\n Travis said she was \u201cvery spontaneous and adventurous\u201d.<\/p>\n \u201cShe was always looking for new things to do and would never shy away from a challenge,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n \u201cLisa was fully devoted to her job as a learning assistant and loved working with young people that had challenges in their learning.<\/p>\n \u201cShe loved nothing more than seeing students succeed and overcome personal obstacles. That is one thing, among many, that we loved about her, and know the whole community did too.\u201d<\/p>\n Travis said his wife always had the best interests of others \u201cat the front of her mind\u201d. <\/p>\n Morrinsville Intermediate principal Jenny Clark described Maclennan as an \u201camazing Literacy Centre tutor\u201d. <\/p>\n \u201cOur love and aroha go out to Lisa\u2019s family,\u201d Clark said.<\/p>\n Austen Keith Richardson and Yao Fang<\/p>\n A 10-year-old grandson and grandmother with an \u201cincredibly close relationship\u201d have been named as the victims of the Welcome Bay landslide. <\/p>\n Police have named Austen Keith Richardson and his grandmother, 71-year-old Yao Fang, as the victims. <\/p>\n Fang was described as a devoted grandmother of Chinese descent, and Richardson was described as a \u201cbright\u201d and inquisitive young piano student.<\/p>\n The family said Richardson affectionately called his grandmother \u201cNai Nai\u201d. <\/p>\n \u201cAusten was born in Shanghai, China, and we moved back to New Zealand with him when he was about 8 months old. Since Austen was born, Fang has spent extended periods of time with us in New Zealand,\u201d the family said.<\/p>\n Tekanimaeu Arobati<\/p>\nAuckland teens Sharon Maccanico and Max Furse-Kee attended Pak\u016branga College together. Photo \/ Max Furse-Kee<\/p>\n
M\u00e5ns Loke Bernhardsson. Photo \/ NZ Police<\/p>\n
Rotorua woman Sue Knowles is one of the six people believed to have been killed by the Mount Maunganui landslide. Photo \/ Supplied<\/p>\n
Lisa Maclennan, 50, is one of six victims of a landslide at Mount Maunganui Beachside Holiday Park. Photo \/ Supplied <\/p>\n
Yao Fang, 71, and Austen Keith Richardson, 10. Photo \/ NZ Police<\/p>\n