Emergency services were called to Adams Ave just after 9:30am.
The campsite has been evacuated, and Adams Ave is closed while emergency services work to locate anybody who remains in the area.
Members of the public are advised to avoid the area.
More to follow.
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So now geoengineering in NZ has a death count.
…on top of the cyclone Gabrielle deaths
It should be noted that there are many slip-prone areas around Tauranga and the Western Bay.
Notable is also, that former ‘no-build’ areas in ‘exclusive’ but slip-prone locations have been suddenly given building consent. One wonders if the geological assessment has been compromised by corruption/greed?