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Prime Minister Prioritizes Landslide Victims Over Celebrations

1/22/2026

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A landslide at Mount Maunganui campground left several people unaccounted for.
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon will miss the Ratana celebrations to visit the East Coast.
His staff prioritized the affected communities over attending the Ratana celebrations.
National Ministers Nicola Willis and Tama Potaka will represent the government at Ratana.
The Prime Minister's office said Luxon spoke with church leaders to express condolences over extreme weather in the upper North Island.

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A landslide at Mount Maunganui campground left several people unaccounted for.
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon will miss the Ratana celebrations to visit the East Coast.
His staff prioritized the affected communities over attending the Ratana celebrations.
National Ministers Nicola Willis and Tama Potaka will represent the government at Ratana.
The Prime Minister's office said Luxon spoke with church leaders to express condolences over extreme weather in the upper North Island.