Latest slip assessment four weeks on from Mauao landslides

Tauranga City Council acknowledges WorkSafe New Zealand’s decision to formally commence an investigation into work health and safety matters relating to the tragic landslide at Mount Maunganui Beachside Holiday Park.

After being closed for more than a year to allow for an essential tree harvest, Ōropi Grove Mountain Bike Park is reopening on Friday, 20 February and offers refreshed tracks and trails alongside a new riding backdrop.

Strong community support has paved the way for changes that will reshape how people move through and park along Miro Street in Mount Maunganui.

Tauranga City Council has opened Adams Avenue and The Mall to vehicles following Geotech assessments on the stability of the landslides on Mauao.

He Maimai Aroha Community Care Centre will close at 1pm on 22 February.

The closure to vehicles at Adams Avenue and The Mall will remain in place while Council continues work with geotech engineers on the stability on Mauao.

This is a precautionary approach following geotechnical advice about the current risks on Mauao from anticipated rainfall from Friday to Saturday.

Mayor Mahé Drysdale has appointed Hon Paul Davison KC as the independent reviewer to undertake the Tauranga City Council external review of the tragic landslide at the Mount Maunganui Beachside Holiday Park on 22 January

Geotechnical engineers are continuing this week to assess slip risks surrounding a number of structures at the base of Mauao following the landslide that tragically claimed six lives on 22 January.