New Zealand - Dunedin - Abbotsford Disaster - August 1979 - T. Hann photo 1979 Abbotsford landslip - On 8 August 1979, a major landslip occurred in the Dunedin, New Zealand suburb of Abbotsford. It was the largest landslide in a built-up area in New Zealand's history, resulting in the destruction of 69 houses – around one sixth of the suburb – but no fatalities. ---------------------- Image source: Title: Wellington Province - Porirua Publicity Caption: Aerial view of Porirua East Photographer: M. Berthold 1977 Archives New Zealand Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga Creative Commons Attribution (BY) 2.0 CC International license "Archives New Zealand - Communicate New Zealand Collection" R24844866 https://collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search#/item/aims-archive/R24844866 #dunedin #disaster