Can't believe how much of this rock fell off! Its looks totally different - no longer a castle. Sad but very glad that the huge rock did not hit anything on the way down!
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Closed sign at Castle Rock, following earthquake".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Closed sign at Castle Rock, following earthquake".
A very different looking Castle Rock to what was there pre earthquakes.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Rock fall from Castle Rock following the Canterbury earthquakes".
A photograph of children playing on a bouncy castle at the Gap Filler Fun Fair.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Castle Rock in Heathcote Valley lost its point and slid down the hill".
A large pile of liquefaction silt in Parklands has been topped with a Christmas star. The photographer comments, "Not exactly the kind of sand castle you want to build on your Summer holidays. This is the biggest of several piles of liquefaction in just one street in Parklands/Queenspark".
The damage to Castle Rock, overlooking the Heathcote Valley from the 7.1 earthquake on September 4th.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Workmen repairing to remove dangerous rocks/boulders on Castle Hill above the Lyttelton tunnel road".
A digger works on top of a pile of soil and building rubble.
A silt castle has been built by Christchurch East that wins the competition. Context: The eastern suburbs have had a lot of problems with liquefaction following earthquakes and aftershocks.
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Two of the large boulders (larger than a house or two) that came down from
Castle Rock (see the fence in front of the boulders).
Castle Rock above Heathcote, showing damage (and two very large pieces in the foreground) that came down during the 7.1 quake on 4th September.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Solutions to Access Ltd are clearing loose rock from Castle Rock after the September 4th earthquake dislodged a massive bolder the size of a house and sent it careening down Heathcote Valley".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Solutions to Access Ltd are clearing loose rock from Castle Rock after the September 4th earthquake dislodged a massive bolder the size of a house and sent it careening down Heathcote Valley. (L-R) Martin Freeman and Andrew Kingdon dislodge loose rock".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Solutions to Access Ltd are clearing loose rock from Castle Rock after the September 4th earthquake dislodged a massive bolder the size of a house and sent it careening down Heathcote Valley. (L-R) Martin Freeman and Andrew Kingdon dislodge loose rock".
The Queen tells Prince Philip that she has received a 'Dear John' letter from PM John Key and that it 'seems the earth has moved for him back in NZ'. Text above reads 'Keynote'. In a second version the queen says that John Key 'preferred to stay at home 'cos the earth moved'. A third version refers to the decision of the PM to remain in New Zealand because of the Christchurch earthquake instead of going on a trip to Europe with his wife during which they were to have stayed at the invitation of the Queen at Balmoral Castle in Scotland.
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Text above reads 'Prince William comes to Christchurch...' A special royal portaloo has been arranged for the visit of Prince William to Christchurch; it is built to resemble a castle and has gold door fittings. On either side of the portaloo stands a sentry guard. The prince who is inside whispers 'I can't find the royal flush button' (wordplay on 'royal flush' and the 'flush' of a toilet) Context - Prince William visited the Civil Defence headquarters in Christchurch with Earthquake Recovery Minister Gerry Brownlee and Christchurch Mayor Bob Parker on the 17th March to see the damage caused by the earthquakes of the 4th September 2010 and the 22 February 2011.
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