HHeadlines Read More Mount Maunganui landslide: Why Tauranga City Council commissioned external reviewFebruary 3, 2026 In an emergency meeting on Monday, the council voted to appoint an external person to lead an organisational…
BBusiness Read More Mount Maunganui restaurant Fox’s Hawker House closes up, in liquidationFebruary 3, 2026 Kerr said there were visibly fewer people on the street now. “People don’t dine out as much as…
NNew Zealand Read More Mount Maunganui landslide: Tauranga City Council votes for external reviewFebruary 2, 2026 Tauranga Mayor Mahé Drysdale and council chief executive Marty Grenfell announced the next day there would be an…
SSports Read More Mount Maunganui paddle-out honours Mauao landslide victimsFebruary 1, 2026 Jacob said the paddle-out allowed people to grieve together, connect with the water and “be uplifted” after a…
NNew Zealand Read More Hipkins can’t be blamed for trying to seize the moment at Mount Maunganui – Heather du Plessis-AllanJanuary 31, 2026 In that short period, we are worried enough about the weather to care about discussing it. Then we…
NNew Zealand Read More Mount Maunganui landslide: Other tragedies and disasters revisitedJanuary 31, 2026 1950, Ranui Shipwreck On December 28, 1950, the passenger launch Ranui capsized and was smashed to pieces on…
NNew Zealand Read More Rotorua woman Jackie Wheeler formally identified as Mount Maunganui landslide victimJanuary 31, 2026 However, this soon became a recovery operation, which remains ongoing. Identification hearings began on Wednesday evening, where Max…
HHeadlines Read More Mount Maunganui landslide: Businesses plead for customers to support themJanuary 31, 2026 One main street retail worker said some people believed the whole Mount Maunganui suburb was closed, even though…
HHeadlines Read More Teen Sharon Maccanico’s remains formally identified by coroner after Mount Maunganui landslideJanuary 30, 2026 In a statement released this afternoon, Sharon’s parents, Natallia and Carmine, said their hearts were “broken” following the…
NNew Zealand Read More Mount Maunganui landslide: Waterpipe network to be investigatedJanuary 30, 2026 “If you’ve got water pipes, that’s something that people are going to flag and look at,” he told…
NNew Zealand Read More Mount Maunganui landslide: Lifeguard service clubhouse declared unsafeJanuary 29, 2026 Mount Maunganui Lifeguard Service chair Brent Warner said the club had worked with emergency services, neighbouring clubs and…
NNew Zealand Read More Community gathers for Mount Maunganui evening vigil one week after landslide tragedyJanuary 29, 2026 “Sad for Mauao and sad for those people who have lost their lives. It’s just so, so very…