Pauline Crawford said engineers and geologists working on the slip confirmed to her this week the bank bordering the eastern side of her Easther Cres property was stable and posed no further danger.
"We are very relieved about it. They said this was just what happened from time to time because of the sort of rock the bank is made of."
She was not concerned about the slip, the edge of which was about 15m from the home, getting any bigger and noted the woman who previously owned the property had not had any issues with the bank in the 21 years she lived there.
She and husband Allan bought the property only recently, Mrs Crawford said.
"It's solid beneath there. They [the geologists] assured us of that."
Mrs Crawford referred all other queries to the engineers and declined to be photographed because she did not want to panic her neighbours unnecessarily.
"It looks a lot worse than it really is."
The road from below the slip has been closed since last Thursday when a large amount of rock and earth fell on it.
The slip covers an about 20m-wide section of the about 50m-high rock bank.
The road provides access from Fenton Cres to the Frances Hodgkins Retirement Village in St Clair.
Alternative access is available through the car park of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
According to Dunedin City Council rates information, the bank and the road belong to the church.
Abseilers from Wanaka firm Drilling and Abseil Services have been working on the bank face for the past few days, clearing loose pieces of rock.
It is understood a claim for the damage caused by the slip has been lodged with the Earthquake Commission (EQC).
The EQC covers damage caused by natural disasters such as landslips to residential properties that are insured with home and/or contents insurance.
A spokeswoman said EQC staff could not discuss what was happening with the bank without the permission of the owner.
When contacted, the facilities manager for the Church of Jesus Christ Latter-day Saints Trust Board declined to comment.
