Dramatic landslides, rock falls and waterfalls are the legacy of the two massive earthquakes that hit the Buller region in the 20th century. Lives were lost at Murchison in 1929, and again at Īnangahua in 1968.

The 1929 Arthur's Pass and Murchison earthquakes,
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The Mātakitaki landslide,
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The 1968 Īnangahua earthquake,
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Landslide damage, Whitecliffs,
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Buller valley,
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Upper Buller River valley,
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Archival audio sourced from Radio New Zealand Sound Archives, http://www.soundarchives.co.nz/. Sound files may not be reused without permission from Radio New Zealand Sound Archives (Reference number 35361 Murchison earthquake. Part 1).

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