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Council Ignored Landslide Warnings for 20 Years | Auckland News
Six lives lost in a holiday park landslide—despite warnings dating back 22 years. Geotechnical reports flagged deadly rockfall risks for decades, ignored by Tauranga City Council despite costing ratepayers half a million dollars. A damning review found systemic failures, yet no one’s been fired—even though a senior exec authorized the final warning report, which went unread by key councillors before a critical meeting was canceled. The chief executive, now in his eighth year, insists his experience is vital to fix it—but the tragedy was preventable, raising alarms across New Zealand’s…
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