There is no evidence movement of the Church Hill Rd slip in Green Island is accelerating, but the news has not given nearby residents much peace of mind.
District Rd residents contacted the Otago Daily Times this week with concerns the slip-prone land could be on the move after heavy rain last Saturday night sent water pouring through their properties.
Dunedin City Council civil defence manager Neil Brown yesterday said engineers had inspected the slip and found no evidence the movement of the slip was accelerating.
"There is no worry of a major slip at the moment."
It was apparent the removal of pine trees had changed the land, and the engineers had made some minor recommendations to the owner of the land about moving soil to change flow patterns and planting more trees on the land, he said.
The slip would continue to be monitored, as per the normal schedule, unless there was another indication of a change in its status.
District Rd resident Murray Moore said it had not given him peace of mind, as there was still the issue of water coming off the slip until the trees grew.
"I'm dreading the next rainfall. It's the water runoff that's doing the damage."
Fellow resident Steven Cormack said the news about the slip was encouraging, but he was still working at the base of the hill to redirect water from his home.
Mr Brown said the council monitored several slips around the city, and there had been no other alerts after the rain.
Surveys done after prolonged rainfalls last winter showed very little movement in any of the slips, he said.
"It doesn't appear to have caused much difference."
