Zoe BlakeJournalist·Bay of Plenty Times·20 Aug, 2026 08:00 PM5 mins to read‌A damning review into the deadly Mount Maunganui landslide has revealed a litany of failures by authorities, who “missed several opportunities”.The Maccanico family had decided to cut their summer camping holiday in Mount Maunganui short, with bad weather coming.But a campground staff member convinced the Aucklanders to stay.Two days later, a landslide at the camp took the lives of teenagers Sharon Maccanico and her boyfriend, Max Furse-Kee.

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