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Kōrero: Historic earthquakes

Rebuilding near Whitecliffs slip

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Rebuilding near Whitecliffs slip

In 2003, 35 years after the Īnangahua earthquake, a house was built at Whitecliffs, close to the rock avalanche that destroyed the Jacksons’ house. The large limestone boulders on the hillside are clear evidence that this is a hazardous site.

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by Simon Nathan

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Eileen McSaveney, Historic earthquakes – The 1968 Īnangahua earthquake, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/4526/rebuilding-near-whitecliffs-slip (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Eileen McSaveney, i tāngia i te 2 March 2009, updated 1 November 2017.