Teacher killed trying to save others in Mount Maunganui landslide
A landslide at Mount Maunganui campground killed six people, including a teacher who had been moving campers to safety before the slope collapsed.
A catastrophic landslide at Mount Maunganui claimed six lives. In the hours before the disaster, one victim, a teacher, was actively moving campers away from danger and attempting to alert campground management to warning signs on the slope. Authorities are now investigating the incident, with WorkSafe potentially considering prosecutions over the tragedy.
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Heroic teacher’s desperate efforts to save others before dying at campground
Hours before Lisa Maclennan was killed in the catastrophic landslide at Mount Maunganui, she was moving campers out of danger, trying to alert campground management and photographing warning signs on the slope that would later collapse.
NZ Herald
Mount Maunganui landslide: Maccanico family almost left before tragedy
Encouraged by a staff member to stay, the family rented a caravan to ride out the storm.
RNZ
Council, CEO will be under scrutiny in WorkSafe probe of Mt Maunganui landslide – lawyer
A lawyer specialising in health and safety says WorkSafe may choose to prosecute over the tragedy that claimed six lives.