New photos and video show how repairs to the loved mountain are progressing.
Home / Bay of Plenty TimesBijou JohnsonMultimedia journalist ·Bay of Plenty Times·12 Jun, 2026 01:17 AM5 mins to readA fresh slip has halted progress on reopening Mauao.
The loss of six lives in a landslide in Mount Maunganui plunged the iconic destination into a state of grief in January. Five months on, the healing has begun in the community, but the scars of that day remain. This is the first in a three-story series by journalist Bijou
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