Chelsea DanielsThe Front Page podcast host·NZ Herald·20 Aug, 2026 05:00 AM4 mins to readUniversity of Canterbury senior lecturer in disaster risk and resilience, Dr Tom Robinson joins The Front Page to take us through what happened, who is to blame, and what next.The Mount Maunganui landslide has been described as “preventable”.A damning review of the disaster has revealed a litany of failures by authorities who “missed several opportunities” to evacuate campers to safety.Six people died after the slip crashed into the campground on January 22.
The Mount Maunganui landslide risk was known, but the system failed to act
Six people died when the slip hit the campground on January 22.
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