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21 September 2012
A complex riverbank collapse in New Zealand
Some photos from a recent field trip in New Zealand, showing riverbank failures on the Whataroa Gorge
28 March 2012
Retaining wall failure in Austria and large-scale wash-outs in New Zealand
A brief report on a fatal retaining wall failure in Austria and wash-outs in New Zealand last week
19 January 2012
The 1929 Murchison Earthquake in New Zealand
A review of landslides triggered by the 1929 Murchison earthquake in New Zealand, including some pictures I took in my recent visit.
15 January 2012
Landslides and logging – an pictorial example from New Zealand
Some pictures of landslides triggered on a slope after logging, taken in New Zealand yesterday
14 January 2012
A photo album of landslide damage at Golden Bay, Nelson, New Zealand
In December 2011 a severe rainstorm triggered landslides in Golden Bay, New Zealand. This post provides photos of the landslide damage.
23 December 2011
The latest events in the Christchurch earthquake sequence
An update on the Christchurch earthquake sequence this morning
16 December 2011
A spate of landslides in Nelson, New Zealand
A brief report on a set of landslides that occurred this week in the Nelson area of New Zealand
10 November 2011
A round-up of new landslide stories
Brief reports and updates on landslides in Colombia, Libya, New Zealand and China
27 October 2011
Spectacular rockfall video on the Franz Josef glacier – a lucky escape for a tour party
A spectacular new video has appeared of a rockfall onto the Franz Josef glacier in New Zealand.
19 October 2011
Ongoing landslide problems at Manawatu Gorge in New Zealand
Manawatu Gorge in New Zealand has been affected by a further landslide over the last few days, prolonging the closure of this important highway in South Island.
Dave Petley is the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Hull in the United Kingdom. His blog provides commentary and analysis of landslide events occurring worldwide, including the landslides themselves, latest research, and conferences and meetings.
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