A Dunedin resident can't return to their red-stickered home in the wake of this morning's landslip below properties perched on a Musselburgh cliff. Seven properties were evacuated following the slip on a steep bank below Belmont Lane on a section of Portobello Rd near Portsmouth Drive. The Dunedin City Council said this afternoon all properties bar one were now accessible. "We can confirm one property at Belmont Lane will have a Dangerous Building Notice issued later this afternoon, based upon advice from geotechnical engineer. The slip below Belmont Lane.

Source: Otago Daily Times February 17, 2026 23:07 UTC