On the night of August 8, 1979, a major landslide occurred in Abbotsford, resulting in the destruction or relocation of some 70 houses, and requiring the evacuation of over 600 people. No-one was killed. This remains the largest landslip to have occurred in an urban area of New Zealand.
It occurred in the Dunedin, New Zealand suburb of Abbotsford on 8 August 1979.
The address of the Abbotsford Public Library is: 203 First St., Abbotsford, 54405 0506
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