last week’s deadly landslide<\/a>.<\/p>\nIt’s one of four buildings on Adams Ave to have a red placard issued under the Civil Defence Emergency Management Act.<\/p>\n
Tauranga City Council emergency controller, Tom McEntyre, said the notice did not mean a building must be automatically demolished.<\/p>\n
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\nA red sticker on the door of the Mt Maunganui Surf Lifesaving Club.
\nPhoto: Kim Baker Wilson \/ RNZ\n<\/p>\n
“It means it cannot be used until it is made safe,” he said.<\/p>\n
“The hazard is frequently being assessed by geotech experts and the placard may be downgraded if, after re-assessment, it is determined that the immediate risk to the building has been reduced.”<\/p>\n
The surfclub was cordoned off with tall barriers, and a red sticker was visible on the door on Friday.<\/p>\n
Lifesavers were working on the beach next to the cordon sorting through equipment.<\/p>\n
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\nMembers of the Mt Maunganui Surf Lifesaving Club moving equipment out of the building.
\nPhoto: Kim Baker Wilson \/ RNZ\n<\/p>\n
Mt Maunganui Lifeguard Service said the club couldn’t be accessed because of unstable land on the mountain behind it.<\/p>\n
“We have this morning been able to recover more of the Mount Maunganui Surf Lifeguard Service equipment, including our competitive and junior surf resources,” it said.<\/p>\n
“This was undertaken by a small team stood up by the logistic group of our incident response team and was undertaken in a very carefully planned and monitored operation with the full permission and support of the Tauranga City Council, NZ police and local iwi.”<\/p>\n
The club said it would mean members could continue with training.<\/p>\n
The club was first evacuated soon after the landslide, with crews relocating core rescue equipment to a portacom nearby on the beach.<\/p>\n
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\nThe Mt Maunganui Surf Lifesaving Club building on Friday.
\nPhoto: Kim Baker Wilson \/ RNZ\n<\/p>\n
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