Mount Maunganui landslide review cost Tauranga council more than $519,000

PremiumHome / New ZealandMichael MorrahSenior investigative reporter·NZ Herald·29 Aug, 2026 12:00 AM4 mins to read‌There are calls for council bosses to take personal accountability.Tauranga City Council (TCC) spent more than half a million dollars on a report into the Mount Maunganui campground tragedy, the Herald can reveal. Most of the cash – $401,465.41 – went to retired High Court judge Paul Davison KC, who authored and compiled the , with the remainder paid to assistants and interview transcribers. AdvertisementAdvertise with NZME.