
Councils around New Zealand have been warned to review their plans for tsunamis, floods, landslides, eruptions, and earthquakes to manage known risks to life.
The warning comes after a deadly landslide in Mount Maunganui in January, where it was revealed that the Tauranga City Council had received multiple warnings of the hazard over several years.
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