People in storm-hit regions are being urged to keep away from steep slopes and cliffs.
People can report slips and landslides - with as much detail as possible about the time, size, location and type - to Across the upper North Island more generally, he was expecting to see many shallow “translational failures” – or the failure of a slope along a weak zone of soil – along with widespread damage to pastures in rural areas. People in storm-hit regions are being urged to keep away from steep slopes and cliffs, as an expert predicts the extreme weather has caused thousands of fresh landslides and slips.