Overview
- Coroner formally identified Lisa Anne Maclennan, 50, as the third of six victims, following earlier identifications of Max Furse-Kee and Swedish tourist Måns Loke Bernhardsson.
- Police-led recovery paused again on Thursday morning after land-movement alerts and resumed in the afternoon once safety checks cleared the site.
- Max Furse-Kee’s remains have been released to his family following forensic confirmation at a Tauranga District Court hearing.
- More than 1,000 people attended a Tauranga vigil, where the prime minister and mayor offered condolences to grieving families.
- Tauranga City Council has ordered an independent review of events leading up to the slip, and community fundraising has raised tens of thousands of dollars for affected families.