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Source: Radio New Zealand

Lisa Maclennan, 50, worked at Morrinsville Intermediate School. Supplied / Givealittle

A third victim of the deadly Mt Maunganui landslide has been formally identified as Lisa Anne Maclennan, 50.

Six people were killed in the campground slip last Thursday.

At an identification hearing at Tauranga District Court on Friday, Coroner

Maclennan had been a literacy centre tutor at Morrinsville Intermediate School.

A Givealittle page set up by Maclennan’s sister had raised more than $35k for the Morrinsville teacher’s family.

On Wednesday, the first victim was formally identified as Max Furse-Kee. His identity was released on the same day he would have turned 16.

The next day, Thursday, Måns Loke Bernhardsson, a 20-year-old Swedish tourist was also formally identified.

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