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Landslide damage on Pāpāmoa hills

Landslide damage on Pāpāmoa hills from the January 2026 storms.

In January 2026 severe weather caused multiple destructive landslides. One area significantly impacted was Pāpāmoa, where two people died after a landslip hit a house. 

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