‘A systemic failure’: 25 years of warnings before fatal Mt Maunganui landslide

A failure by Tauranga City Council to act on years of warnings about the risk of a landslide hitting the Mount Maunganui Beachside Holiday Park had “tragic consequences”.

A report into the fatal landslide in January says information identifying a risk to life was received, filed, discussed, forwarded - and then left.

Findings of the first formal review into the Mount Maunganui landslide tragedy, which killed six holidaymakers in January, will be made public today.At 2pm, Tauranga City Council will release former High Court Judge Paul Davison KC’s report into the Mount Maunganui Beachside Holiday Park slip. Davison, Tauranga Mayor M