Bijou JohnsonMultimedia journalist ·Bay of Plenty Times·19 Aug, 2026 10:00 PM4 mins to read‌Tauranga City Council's external review into the fatal Mauao landslide found more than 20 years of known landslide risk led to a "preventable" tragedy. Main image / Jason Dorday, inset / Alyse WrightA Mount Maunganui business owner has accused Tauranga City Council of a “she’ll-be-right” mentality before January’s landslide tragedy.Six holidaymakers were killed after a section of Mauao collapsed into the council-owned Mount Maunganui Beachside Holiday Park at about 9.30am on January 22 during record rainfall.

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into the landslide, prepared by retired High Court Judge Paul Davison, KC, were released yesterday.