Slip destroys rail line and sacred M?ori whenua - a podcast by RNZ

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A huge slip along the mothballed rail line between Gisborne and Wairoa has destroyed sacred M?ori whenua and dashed hopes of the railway being reinstated.
The slip has come after recent flooding, and scientists say it is the biggest they have seen in years - on the same scale as those witnessed after the 2016 Kaikoura earthquake.
RNZ Hawke's Bay-Tairawhiti reporter Tom Kitchin has more.

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