Photo: RNZ/Calvin Samuel
Homes in Auckland's Muriwai have been temporarily evacuated, after a slip undermined part of Motutara Road.
Fire and Emergency said the properties in the immediate area had been evacuated.
Auckland Transport said the slip brought down a power pole.
A spokesperson said contractors had been advised, but it was unclear when the road would re-open.
Slip is directly across the road from the entrance to Houghton’s Bush Camp. Photo: RNZ/Calvin Samuel
Traffic is being redirected down Oaia Road to access Muriwai. Photo: RNZ/Calvin Samuel
Motutara Road was closed to inbound traffic towards Muriwai at the Motutara and Murwai Road intersection. Traffic was being redirected down Oaia Road to access Muriwai.
A police officer at the scene said the roadway on Motutara Road had been undermined on one side.
The landslide was being assessed by a geotech engineer.
Nobody had been reported as injured or missing.
A power pole has come down with wires still attached. Photo: RNZ/Calvin Samuel
Photo: RNZ/Calvin Samuel
Meanwhile, FENZ is also dealing with another slip in west Auckland, blocking part of Victory Road in Laingholm.
It said the slip was still moving, and was blocking part of the road between Kauri Point and Warner Park.
One fire crew was at the scene and another was on the way.
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