Tauranga City Council, with assistance from New Zealand Police, have evacuated the residents at Mangatawa Marae and Papakāinga housing up to State Highway 2, near the southern end of Truman Lane in Pāpāmoa.

The cordoned area around the Mount Maunganui landslip site has been reduced to allow businesses to open on the Marine Parade side of the Mount.

The community is invited to come together in aroha - to support one another, to honour those who are missing and those whose lives have been lost, and to hold close all who have been affected by the recent landslides.

Night closures of the Tauranga Eastern Link Toll Road are scheduled overnight on Wednesday 28 and Thursday 29 January and Wednesday 11 and Thursday 12 February 2026.

Due to the Mount Maunganui landslide event on Thursday 22 January, Mauao and Mount Drury are closed to the public until further notice.

Tauranga City Council acknowledges today’s tragic news that six people remain unaccounted for at the Mount Beachside Holiday Park, with Police saying it’s highly unlikely anyone will be found alive.

Tauranga Mayor Mahé Drysdale and Council Chief Executive Marty Grenfell have announced that an independent review will be undertaken on all aspects leading up to Thursday’s Mauao landslide.

Following the recent severe weather event, the public is advised that all stormwater should be treated as contaminated.

The landslide that has occurred at Mount Maunganui is an evolving situation.

Mauao is fully closed to the public until further notice due to large slips that have made the area unsafe.

After a scorching weekend and with summer in full swing, Tauranga City Council is reminding pool owners to check barriers and gates before anyone dives in. Whether your pool is permanent or portable, fencing rules apply.

The trial reopening of the Hairini Street slip lane onto Turret Road has been extended until March 2026 when a report on the trial to Tauranga City Council’s City Future Committee will be considered.