Additional monitoring of the main Mauao landslide area has been set up.

Charlie Rahiri, Recovery Manager, Tauranga City Council undertook a four-hour hīkoi led by Mauao Trust with representatives of the three iwi of Tauranga Moana, the owners of Mauao, to witness the slips and the impact on the ancestral mount.

This week marked an important step in the beginning of the restoration work on Mauao.

Following the initial release of information last week on Tauranga City Council’s Mauao Landslide website, a second tranche of documents has been published today.

In the interests of transparency and to keep our community informed, Council is today launching a dedicated website.

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

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.

We’re getting lots of questions about why Mauao is closed. There are 40 landslips on Mauao, 29 on the base track, and the area is too unstable to keep people safe right now.

Due to the Mount Maunganui landslide event on Thursday 22 January, Mauao and Hopukiore 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.