Fresh slips close Mount Maunganui road as January landslide site reactivates
Multiple new slips have occurred at Mount Maunganui, including a major regression at the site of January's deadly landslide that killed six people.
Fresh earth movements have forced the closure of Adams Avenue at Mount Maunganui between Pilot Bay and the Maunganui Road roundabout. The new slips represent a reactivation of the landslide zone from January, with a 20-metre regression recorded at the main site. The closures are a precautionary measure to ensure public safety in the area above the Mount Maunganui Beachside Holiday Park, which was struck by the fatal January landslide. Experts have been assessing the site following the weekend activity.
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Stuff
Road closed after ‘massive’ fresh slip at Mount Maunganui
The Tauranga City Council said Adams Ave was closed between Pilot Bay and the Maunganui Rd roundabout after the slips overnight on Friday.
1News
Fresh Mauao slips force road closure near fatal campground site
Motorists and pedestrians have been asked to avoid the area.
RNZ
Fresh Mount Maunganui slips close road
Motorists and pedestrians have been asked to avoid the area.
NZ Herald
Mauao slips: Tauranga council closes road after earth movements
The closure was a precautionary measure to ensure public safety.
1News
Fresh Mt Maunganui slip a 'reactivation' of January's fatal landslide
Tauranga City Council says January's fatal landslide has reactivated over the weekend, with a fresh 20-metre regression at the site triggering a higher alert level.
Otago Daily Times
‘Major regression’: Fresh slips at Mount Maunganui
Newstalk ZB
Mauao slips: Tauranga council closes road after earth movements
A temporary road closure is in place following slips on Mauao.
RNZ
'Saturated, mobile and fluid': Warning after three fresh slips on Mount Maunganui
Tauranga council's Charlie Rahiri says it's fortunate the area below January's deadly slip remains closed following more over the weekend.
RNZ
Timeline: the deadly Mount Maunganui landslide, the inquiry and the long road to reopening
Three new slips have occurred, months after a deadly landslide claimed six lives.
1News
Timeline: Mt Maunganui landslide, inquiry and the road to reopening
Experts were assessing the site on Monday after Tauranga City Council warned of a "major regression" at the site of January's deadly slips.
Stuff
New slips including a ‘major one’ at Mauao, directly above Mount Maunganui Beachside Holiday Park
The fresh activity was detected in the main landslide zone on Mauao, situated directly above the Mount Maunganui Beachside Holiday Park.
Stuff
Mount Maunganui closures extended after new slips, including a ‘major one’ above the holiday park
The fresh activity was detected in the main landslide zone on Mauao, situated directly above the Mount Maunganui Beachside Holiday Park.
RNZ
Deadly Mount Maunganui landslide still active and moving
Six additional slip events have been recorded recently on the landslide that killed six people in January.
RNZ
Mt Maunganui Mauau not ready to accept people yet, iwi says
Six slips have been recorded since the weekend, near where severe storms and record rainfall in January sent a deadly load of mud and debris into the campsite below.
RNZ
Mt Maunganui Mauao not ready to accept people yet, iwi says
Six slips have been recorded since the weekend, near where severe storms and record rainfall in January sent a deadly load of mud and debris into the campsite below.