There was a risk of rocks falling off cliffs behind Redcliffs school following Sept 4th earthquake.
A helicopter was used to wash off loose rocks to lower the risk to the school.
There was a risk of rocks falling off cliffs behind Redcliffs school following Sept 4th earthquake.
A helicopter was used to wash off loose rocks to lower the risk to the school.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Workmen repairing to remove dangerous rocks/boulders on Castle Hill above the Lyttelton tunnel road".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Dave Dobbyn rocks the crowd during the Band Together concert for Canterbury in Hagley Park".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Dane Sith rocks to the music during the Band Together concert for Canterbury at Hagley Park".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Dane Sith rocks to the music during the Band Together concert for Canterbury at Hagley Park".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Garden City Helicopters flown by Mark Read uses a 700 litre monsoon bucket to dump water on loose boulders and rocks on the cliff face above Redcliffs School to dislodge them".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Garden City Helicopters flown by Mark Read uses a 700 litre monsoon bucket to dump water on loose boulders and rocks on the cliff face above Redcliffs School to dislodge them".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Garden City Helicopters flown by Mark Read uses a 700 litre monsoon bucket to dump water on loose boulders and rocks on the cliff face above Redcliffs School to dislodge them".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Garden City Helicopters flown by Mark Read uses a 700 litre monsoon bucket to dump water on loose boulders and rocks on the cliff face above Redcliffs School to dislodge them".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Garden City Helicopters flown by Mark Read uses a 700 litre monsoon bucket to dump water on loose boulders and rocks on the cliff face above Redcliffs School to dislodge them. Daniel Currie, ground support crew, steadies the monsoon bucket on takeoff".
The magnitude 7.1 Christchurch earthquake broke off an enormous chunk of Castle Rock in the Port Hills which has tumbled down towards the Lyttelton tunnel.
View from Morgan's Valley (-43.578037° 172.714828°).
A house rocks in the night but the occupants are reassured that it is not 'another quake', only an aftershock, which although it causes the walls to crumble is nothing to worry about. Refers to the Canterbury earthquake of 4th September and the dozens of aftershocks that cause continuing tension and anxiety.
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A man and woman clutch each other in terror as their house rocks in an aftershake; the man grabs his phone and offers his land for sale adding that 'foreigners are welcome'. Refers to the Canterbury earthquake of 4th September 2010 which continues to experience aftershakes, some of them quite significant. Refers also to the debate about whether New Zealand should be selling land, particularly farms, to foreigners; one side of the debate considers the sale of land to foreigners to make economic sense while others feel that our heritage is being lost.
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