Castle Rock Fall

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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!

ChCh quake

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The Christchurch Methodist Church van takes a hit from the falling gable end of the church.

earthquake + brick chimney = hole in roof

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Our neighbours, Laura and Robbie, were unlucky enough to have their chimney fall into the roof rather than off the house.

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Another shop verandah taken down by falling parapet during the magnitude 7.1 earthquake in Christchurch on Saturday 4-9-2010.

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Another shop verandah taken down by falling parapet during the magnitude 7.1 earthquake in Christchurch on Saturday 4-9-2010.

Helicopter landing at school

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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.

Helicopter flooding off rocks

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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.

Sydenham Churchills Tavern - the black canopy under all those bricks is wh…

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Reasons why it pays not to be a smoker - if the quake had hit during opening hours there would have been probably half a dozen smokers underneath the black awning crushed by falling bricks.

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Falling gable of the Anglican Community of the Sacred Name building left a gaping hole in the roof in the magnitude 7.1 earthquake that hit Christchurch on 4 September 2010. The chimney would have toppled as well had it not been braced.