10 Aug 2022

Slips causing trouble in central Wellington, Karori

From Morning Report, 7:53 am on 10 August 2022

A large slip in Woodhouse Avenue in Karori  has blocked the road and left a house teetering on the edge.

Further south, two houses remain off limits as work begins today to clear a large slip that swept away a bank in central Wellington.

Most of the dozen households on The Terrace were cleared for residents to re-enter yesterday, 24 hours after the slip dumped 50 cubic metres of earth onto the street below.

However, long-time resident David McLean lives at one of the two most affected homes and has no idea when he'll be allowed back in.

McLean and RNZ reporter Charlotte Cook spoke to Corin Dann about the slips.