The largest of the four sinkholes on the grass verge on Roebuck Street, between the Westport Domain and
the street. Photo / Koren Allpress
Four sinkholes have appeared within 150m of each other on a streetside berm in Westport.
A Roebuck Street resident said the holes on the grass verge between Roebuck Street and the Westport Domain started appearing about six months ago, and were "getting bigger and bigger".
He said the holes were
"quite sizeable slumps" and thought it would cost a lot of money to patch them up.
If someone were to fall into one, they would be "up to their armpits".
Buller District Council works engineer Tony Robertson said the sinkholes were caused by an aging earthenware sewer main.
