Update: As it has transpired today, it’s been revealed that a man phoned 111 at around 6am notifying of slips in the area. He was told to ring the council. This explains the woman who also raised the alarm at the camp ground at 5am. Link to the NZ Herald articles below.
Local man said he called 111 to report unstable ground several hours before disaster.
Further report from a second witness:
Mount Maunganui landslide: Eyewitness says danger visible before campers buried
The UK Daily Mail reports:
“The woman is being praised by locals after she frantically pulled campers from their beds at 5am and warned them of danger so they could start packing up to leave.“
