wizard of Tauranga
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Ironman
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Reality is every hill and cliff has the potential to slip. Mauao has slips every year because of its structure and just random luck it was this place this time.Those Pohutakawa trees were growing on a steep slope at an angle putting a lot of stress on the root system to just hang on.
Makes sense that stress will become more intense as they grow bigger & then drenched with the rain .Plus as you say the root systems compromised by underground springs. (Just my opinion & what I have experienced with these trees on the Thames Coast roads.)
Tragedy what has happened and as I said earlier⦠will the camp ever reopen?

