Photo: Supplied / NgΔtiwai Trust Board
A monster slip blocking the main access route to a series of towns on Northland's east coast is still moving, complicating efforts to reopen the road.
WhangΔrei District Council infrastructure committee chairman Brad Flower said the landslide that came down on the final day of last week's storm buried Russell Road in mud, trees and boulders weighing up to 100 tonnes.
"We're estimating it's around 100,000 cubic metres of material that's there. Not all of that's come down.
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