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!

Christchurch Press Image: Kirk Hargreaves 2010:09:04 09:16:19

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Lyttelton's Empire Hotel facade in danger of falling".

Christchurch Press Image: Kirk Hargreaves 2010:09:04 09:14:48

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Lyttelton's Empire Hotel facade in danger of falling".

Christchurch Press Image: John Kirk-Anderson 2010:09:08 16:09:42

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Rock fall from Castle Rock following the Canterbury earthquakes".

ChCh quake

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

Christchurch earthquake - Ian Beale

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Ian Beale joins us from Mt Pleasant where there has been a rock fall off Castle Rock.

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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.

Taxi drivers almost crushed by rubble tell story for first time

Audio, Radio New Zealand

Two taxi drivers have spoken out for the first time about their brush with death when they narrowly escaped falling rubble during the Canterbury Earthquake.

Christchurch Press Image: John Kirk-Anderson 2010:09:09 17:13:49

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Recently orphaned Paris Hilton, whose mother was killed by a falling boulder on a Port Hills farm, following the Canterbury earthquakes".

Christchurch Press Image: John Kirk-Anderson 2010:09:09 17:14:25

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Recently orphaned Paris Hilton, whose mother was killed by a falling boulder on a Port Hills farm, following the Canterbury earthquakes".

Christchurch Press Image: John Kirk-Anderson 2010:09:09 17:14:05

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Recently orphaned Paris Hilton, whose mother was killed by a falling boulder on a Port Hills farm, following the Canterbury earthquakes".

Central Leader Image: Jason Oxenham 2010:09:06 10:28:25

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Grey Lynn resident Laura Caygill was visiting family in Christchurch on the weekend when the earthquake struck. She was injured by a falling chimney".

Central Leader Image: Jason Oxenham 2010:09:06 10:28:39

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Grey Lynn resident Laura Caygill was visiting family in Christchurch on the weekend when the earthquake struck. She was injured by a falling chimney".

Central Leader Image: Jason Oxenham 2010:09:06 10:29:00

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Grey Lynn resident Laura Caygill was visiting family in Christchurch on the weekend when the earthquake struck. She was injured by a falling chimney".

Timaru Herald Image: Oisin Duke 2010:09:04 14:40:33

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "St. Mary's Anglican Church in Timaru is cordoned off due to the risk of falling masonry after the 7.1 magnitude earthquake centered near Darfield".

Christchurch Press Image: Tony Benny 2010:09:05 13:47:04

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Xavier Trousselot Rhodes sporting injuries from a fall from his bedroom on the top story of the Hororata Homestead in Canterbury during the earthquake on Saturday morning".

Christchurch Press Image: John Kirk-Anderson 2010:09:09 17:55:21

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Jan Bushell, office manager, feeding the recently orphaned Paris Hilton, whose mother was killed by a falling boulder on her Port Hills farm, following the Canterbury earthquakes".

Christchurch Press Image: John Kirk-Anderson 2010:09:09 17:55:46

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Jan Bushell, office manager, feeding the recently orphaned Paris Hilton, whose mother was killed by a falling boulder on her Port Hills farm, following the Canterbury earthquakes".

Christchurch Press Image: John Kirk-Anderson 2010:09:09 17:55:16

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Jan Bushell, office manager, feeding the recently orphaned Paris Hilton, whose mother was killed by a falling boulder on her Port Hills farm, following the Canterbury earthquakes".

Christchurch Press Image: John Kirk-Anderson 2010:09:09 16:59:17

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Jan Bushell, office manager, feeding the recently orphaned Paris Hilton, whose mother was killed by a falling boulder on her Port Hills farm, following the Canterbury earthquakes".

Christchurch Press Image: Kirk Hargreaves 2010:09:10 17:48:01

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Christchurch Earthquake aftermath. Idyllic Fendalton home of Simon Robinson, who was struck by a falling chimney in his bedroom and is now in hospital with serious injuries".

Christchurch Mail Image: Luke Thomas 2010:09:30 14:30:12

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Safety first: management of the Science Alive building have installed a wooden brace to prevent any bricks from falling. The clock still shows the time of the earthquake".

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.

Christchurch Press Image: Don Scott 2010:12:28 14:26:04

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Aftershock damage at the Cathedral Square site of The Press caused by the Boxing Day quakes. Damage caused to the builder's store in the basement of The Press building by a neighbouring brick wall falling into the roof".

Christchurch Press Image: Don Scott 2010:12:28 14:24:24

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Aftershock damage at the Cathedral Square site of The Press caused by the Boxing Day quakes. Damage caused to the builder's store in the basement of The Press building by a neighbouring brick wall falling into the roof".

Christchurch Press Image: Don Scott 2010:12:28 14:25:08

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Aftershock damage at the Cathedral Square site of The Press caused by the Boxing Day quakes. Damage caused to the builder's store in the basement of The Press building by a neighbouring brick wall falling into the roof".

Christchurch Press Image: Don Scott 2010:12:28 14:29:59

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Aftershock damage at the Cathedral Square site of The Press caused by the Boxing Day quakes. Damage caused to the builder's store in the basement of The Press building by a neighbouring brick wall falling into the roof".