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Story: East Coast region

Erosion: caught in the slips

The Footrot flats cartoons, which humorously explored farm life, were drawn by Murray Ball, who farmed near Gisborne. In this strip his characters Wal and Dog confront the consequences of heavy rain and erosion.

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Monty Soutar, East Coast region – Geology and landscape, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/interactive/33273/erosion-caught-in-the-slips (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Monty Soutar, published 23 August 2011, updated 1 March 2015.