Media Release Archive
Non-emergency related media releases issued by the National Emergency Management Agency
Media releases issued by the Minister of Civil Defence are published on the Beehive website.
mr 2009 08 05 30th abbotsford anniversary
Saturday 8 August 2009, 30th anniversary of New Zealand’s biggest urban landslide, Abbotsford (1.6 MB)
05 Aug 2009
Thirty years ago, on Wednesday 8 August 1979, New Zealand’s biggest urban landslide hit Abbotsford in Dunedin.