The Taihape Landslide is situated towards the west of Taihape township and includes approximately 45 hectares of land containing approximately 206 houses and a school.

• Introduction
• Interactive Graphing Application
• System Requirements
• Usage Instructions
• Disclaimer

Introduction

The Taihape landslide first moved between 1,800 and 11,000 years ago. Several previous studies of the landslide have been carried out, the earliest in 1971 when significant instability was first noticed. Find out more about the Taihape landslide here.

The time series graph below uses a common horizontal, time axis and three separate vertical sub-axes to display daily rainfall, groundwater level and cumulative displacement across the landslide. These measurements are calculated using automated readings taken by GeoNet instrumentation situated on the landslide. Users can select individual or multiple sites to display using the reference numbers.

Interactive Graphing Application

System Requirements

• The graphing application requires Java Runtime Environment version 5.0 (or higher). If you don't see a blank graph appear below, Java may be disabled by your browser, or you may have an older Java version installed. To find out which Java version your browser supports, try the following web pages:
  • http://java.com/en/download/installed.jsp or
  • http://javatester.org/version.html
  For further help installing and running Java, try http://java.com/en/download/help/
• The mapping/location application requires Adobe Flash Player version 7 (or higher). If you don't see a map of Taihape and the associated monitoring equipment popup after clicking on any of the links to the Taihape location map you may have an older version of Flash Player, or it may be disabled by your browser.
• The mapping/location application also requires that your browser accepts javascript generated popup windows. If nothing happens when you click on a link to the Taihape location map your browser may have javascript disabled, or the popup may have been blocked by your browser.
• Depending on the security settings of your browser and Java Runtime Environment you may see a security warning dialog. This warning should indicate that the applet has been verified as signed by GNS Science and is making a request for privileges above and beyond what is typical for a Java applet. The extra security is only required by the applet if you wish to print or save copies of the generated graphs to your computer. If, at the security warning dialog you click on the "No" button, the applet will continue to function with these features disabled.

Usage Instructions

Please refer to the detailed usage instructions.

Disclaimer

GNS Science is currently carrying out a study to further scientific understanding of landslide behaviour and processes. This study is funded through the Earthquake Commission, Foundation for Research Science and Technology and GeoNet. The study is using a combination of ground investigation and monitoring techniques to assess the movement characteristics of large, deep-seated landslides. The Taihape landslide forms part of his study. The information regarding the Taihape landslide on this website is not a substitute for a professional site inspection and an engineering/geotechnical report for any particular property and is not provided for lending purposes. GNS excludes, to the full extent permitted by law, liability for damages or losses suffered or incurred as a result of any person or organisation's use or reliance on the information or any failure of the information to be accurate, up to date, not misleading or fit for any particular purpose.