
A video of the controlled explosion of a 40-tonne boulder above the Summit Road. The boulder is being removed using explosives after an assessment by United Research Services found that the rocks supporting the boulder have become unsafe.
A video of an interview with Terry Huggins about a boulder crashing into the side of his neighbour's house in Sumner. The boulder came lose from the cliffs above and smashed through the deck of the house into one of the supporting poles. It is the third large boulder to hit the house, with one also lodged in a bedroom.
A huge boulder, being sold to raise money for the Christchurch earthquake appeal, is becoming an online auction sensation.
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).
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Boulder impact, Lyttelton Port".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Boulder impact, Lyttelton Port".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Bridle Path Road boulder".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Bridle Path Road boulder".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Boulder impact, Lyttelton Port".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Bridle Path Road boulder".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Boulder impact, Lyttelton Port".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Bridle Path Road boulder".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Bowenvale Avenue. Boulder in driveway".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Bowenvale Avenue. Boulder in driveway".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Bowenvale Avenue. Boulder in driveway".
A house in Redcliffs destroyed by boulders falling from the cliff above.
A video about the removal of 'Rocky', a 15-tonne boulder which tore through a house in Heathcote during the 22 February 2011 earthquake. The video includes an interview with Jan Kupec, Chief Geotechnical Engineer at CERA, about the dimensions and path of the boulder. It also includes interviews with James McKenzie, the manager at the Mt Hutt Ski Area who purchased the rock, and Phil Johnson, the owner of the Heathcote property who put the rock on sale.
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Heathcote underpass. Boulder from the top of Castle Hill".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Heathcote underpass. Boulder from the top of Castle Hill".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Heathcote underpass. Boulder from the top of Castle Hill".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Heathcote underpass. Boulder from the top of Castle Hill".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The huge boulder that destroyed the Sumner RSA Building".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Heathcote underpass. Boulder from the top of Castle Hill".
A boulder falling down a cliff in Sumner after a worker dislodged it from the top.
A boulder falling down a cliff in Sumner after a worker dislodged it from the top.
A boulder falling down a cliff in Sumner after a worker dislodged it from the top.
A boulder falling down a cliff in Sumner after a worker dislodged it from the top.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Workers dislodging boulders at the top of the Sumner cliffs".
A boulder falling down a cliff in Sumner after a worker dislodged it from the top.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Workers dislodging boulders at the top of the Sumner cliffs".