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New Zealand Councils Face Natural Disaster Pressure | Wellington News
Six lives lost in a preventable landslide in Mount Maunganui has triggered a nationwide safety alert from Local Government Minister Simon Watts, demanding all councils review and strengthen their disaster plans. The tragedy exposed years of ignored warnings by Tauranga City Council, sparking fears that similar failures could repeat elsewhere. New Zealand’s deadliest natural hazard remains landslides — responsible for 1,800 deaths since the 1800s — but councils are also bracing for catastrophic earthquakes from the Hikurangi Subduction Zone, with a 25% chance of a magnitude 8 quake in 50…
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