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EPISODE · Aug 19, 2026 · 4 MIN

Mahé Drysdale: Tauranga Mayor on the review finding the deaths from the Mount Maunganui landslide were preventable

from The Mike Hosking Breakfast · host Newstalk ZB

Tauranga's Mayor is pledging to ensure any warnings sent to the council around risk to life are escalated.  A council commissioned review into the deadly January Mount Maunganui landslide has found the six deaths were preventable, given the decades of warnings.   Mayor Mahé Drysdale told Mike Hosking his council will look at making sure these kinds of reports are actioned.  He says there are risks across the city, and while they manage most of them well, this one wasn't.  LISTEN ABOVE  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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