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Families Deserve Answers: Petition launched for Royal Commission into Mauao Landslide tragedy. 

A petition has been lodged with the New Zealand Parliament calling for a Royal Commission of Inquiry into the 2026 Mauao landslide disaster, a tragedy that claimed lives and left families shattered.

Behind every headline are parents, children, partners, and friends who are now living with unbearable loss. The Mauao landslide did not just move earth it tore through families and left a community grieving.

The petition respectfully asks the House of Representatives to establish a Royal Commission,  the highest and most independent form of public inquiry to examine what factors contributed to the disaster and to make recommendations to prevent such devastation from happening again. 

Supporters say the scale of the tragedy and the loss of life make this a matter of national importance. 

They believe anything less than a Royal Commission would fail to properly honour those who died and the families who now live with that loss every day 

For many, the pain is ongoing. There are unanswered questions. There is trauma. There is the quiet anguish of knowing that what happened cannot be undone — but must be understood.

A Royal Commission would provide:

Independence from political influence

Full investigative powers

Transparency for grieving families

Recommendations to protect future communities

“This is not about blame for the sake of blame,” supporters say. “It is about truth. It is about accountability. And it is about ensuring no other family suffers like this again.”

The petition is now open for public support.

Because when lives are lost, silence is not enough.

ENDS

Sam Bailey

C0276122231

Click this link to go to the petitions page

https://tinyurl.com/2kxrpkjh