Mount Maunganui landslide: Maccanico family almost left before tragedy

Encouraged by a staff member to stay, the family rented a caravan to ride out the storm.

"I shed tears when I remember back, of those people who lost their lives, that's the thing that stays with me," Colin McGonagle says.

Tauranga City Council “missed several opportunities” in the 24 hours before a landslide came down at a holiday park by Mount Maunganui, killing six people, according to an independent review that was released on Wednesday.