SIX people are still missing after a horror landslide at a campsite in New Zealand with desperate rescue operations now entering a second day.

A 15-year-old teen is the youngest person still unaccounted for with police confirming they are yet to find any signs of life after a wall of earth and rubble crashed down the side of Mount Maunganui

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A landslide has ripped through a tourist campsite in New Zealand
 

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The landslide came crashing down the mountain carrying trees and mud as it smashed into the campCredit: Reuters
 

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Rescue missions have entered a second day with excavators still on siteCredit: Reuters
Up to nine people, including a second teenager, were presumed missing as of Thursday morning with officers still trying to confirm the whereabouts of the three other tourists.

Assistant Police Commissioner Tim Anderson believes they all managed to flee before the deluge of mud and debris tore through the camp.

Anderson was asked if there were any signs of life, to which he replied: “Not as of today but we live in hope.”

A man whose family member is still among the missing says he has been told the rescue operation is “pretty much just a recovery now”.

Loved ones have gathered at the base of the campsite waiting for news on the search.

Terrifying footage captured the moment the landslide came crashing down the volcano and ripped through the popular Beachside Holiday Park site.

Caravans were buried under mud, as trees were toppled and strewn like toys across the camp.

Emergency rescue efforts have been ongoing for over 24 hours now as teams stayed at the disaster zone overnight.

Excavators, search and rescue personnel and police sniffer dogs all remain at the scene.

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon visited the site yesterday and spoke to families of the missing.

He said: “Everyone is clearly highly anxious, clearly hopeful.

“There’s massive hope. There’s massive worry, concern.”

Nearby hiker Mark Tangney said people were screaming as the landslide smashed into the complex at around 9:30am on Thursday morning.

He told the New Zealand Herald: “I could just hear people screaming, so I just parked up and ran to help.

“We could hear people screaming: ‘Help us, help us, get us out of here’.”

Fire and Emergency New Zealand commander William Pike told local broadcaster RNZ that witnesses initially “heard some voices” from the rubble.

After 15 minutes the cries stopped as the threat of another landslide caused officials to call off the rescue missions for some time.

Pike said: “Initially, when the first arriving crews arrived, there were some signs of life, but we actually withdrew our people just to make sure the slip didn’t move any further.”

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The moment the landslide hits the park as it uproots a tree and sweeps away caravansCredit: Facebook/Hinepukohurangi Live

Pictures show overturned vehicles and smashed up toilet blocks surrounded by rescuers, heavy machinery and search dogs in the aftermath.

It comes as reports claim a smaller landslip was felt earlier in the day.

Campers were told to take care but were not evacuated, according to reports.

An independent review into the volcano disaster is due to begin soon.

Mayor Mahé Drysdale and council chief executive Marty Grenfell said it is a “serious and significant incident of local, national and international importance”.

A second landslide also hit Welcome Bay in Papamoa and has left two people dead, according to Emergency management minister Mark Mitchell.

The day of disasters is said to have been caused by record-breaking rainfall in New Zealand’s North Island and heavy winds across the past few days.

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Trees and piled-up vehicles seen at the foot of the mountain as rescuers gatherCredit: AP
 

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An aerial image of a property in Te Araroa affected by a storm as huge swaths of the North Island faced serious damageCredit: Reuters