20100913_3424_1D3-400 Castle Rock

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The damage to Castle Rock, overlooking the Heathcote Valley from the 7.1 earthquake on September 4th.

20100917_3455_1D3-65 Valley Inn demolition - Christchurch earthquake

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Nearly two weeks after the 7.1 earthquake, and a week after demolition started, this is the end of The Valley Inn in Heathcote.

20130814_2441_1D3-58 Cranes (Day 226/365)

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Work is continuing on the earthquake damaged South New Brighton bridge. Avon River to the left, Avon-Heathcote Estuary the other side of the bridge.

20100917_3451_1D3-58 Castle Rock - Christchurch earthquake

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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.

20130805_2212_1D3-120 Broken and closed

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The South New Brighton Domain jetty into the Avon-Heathcote Estuary. A new jetty replaced an older one about 6-8 years ago, then the earthquakes happened! Before the earthquakes it was straight and level and open!

Christchurch Earthquake - Rapaki Bay (Not so) Hot Springs II

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Some of the recent aftershocks located around Banks Peninsula since the 7.1 earthquake have resulted in renewed hot springs activity with the distinct sulphurous smells being the result of deep seated water reaching the surface. Known hot springs are located at Motukarara, Rapaki Bay, Heathcote Valley, and Purau. You can see here a small man-ma...

Christchurch Earthquake - Rapaki (Not so) Hot Springs

Images, eqnz.chch.2010

Some of the recent aftershocks located around Banks Peninsula since the 7.1 earthquake have resulted in renewed hot springs activity with the distinct sulphurous smells being the result of deep seated water reaching the surface. Known hot springs are located at Motukarara, Rapaki Bay, Heathcote Valley, and Purau. You can see the distant crater r...

20121117_2387_G12-06 New Brighton Road flooded again

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With the land dropping about 1metre to 1.4metres after the earthquakes, a few roads besides the Avon and Heathcote Rivers are flooded with very high tides. Extra stop banks (on right) erected after the quakes have helped, but the road is now well below high water level. New Brighton Road, just short of New Brighton. The Pages Road bridge may b...