A monster slip blocking Russell Rd, northeast of Whangārei, is still moving. Photo: Supplied / Ngātiwai Trust BoardA monster slip blocking the main access route to a series of towns on Northland's east coast is still moving, complicating efforts to reopen the road. There's a portion which has come down on the road, but the bulk of it is actually sitting up above the slip, and that slip is still moving," he said. Some of the boulders blocking Russell Rd will have to be broken up using a hydraulic breaker or explosives. All roads in the district, apart from Russell Rd, had reopened.