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A fresh risk assessment reveals reopening Mount Maunganui’s holiday park and hot pools could cost $24–$38 million, as the mountain remains an active landslide zone. Despite an independent review exposing 27 years of missed prevention opportunities, closures persist seven months after the deadly January collapse. Officials aim for a one-in-ten-thousand-year safety threshold, but key areas exceed it—prompting a working group with iwi reps to decide on future use, with Ngāi Te Rangi insisting caution and community-led decisions come first.

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