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!
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Rock fall from Castle Rock following the Canterbury earthquakes".
The cartoon shows the name 'Christchurch' shaking so that bits fly off it; the letters 'H', 'I', and 'T' spelling 'hit' are the only ones not shaking. A second version has the words 'Rock'n Roll' as a title. Refers to the earthquake of 4th September 2010 and its hundreds of aftershocks which continue on now into November. Two versions of this cartoon are available Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
Ian Beale joins us from Mt Pleasant where there has been a rock fall off Castle Rock.
After a shaky few weeks in Canterbury thousands of earthquake survivors have been rocked again, this time by heavy metal greats, Metallica.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Solutions to Access Ltd are clearing loose rock from Castle Rock after the September 4th earthquake dislodged a massive bolder the size of a house and sent it careening down Heathcote Valley. (L-R) Martin Freeman and Andrew Kingdon dislodge loose rock".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Solutions to Access Ltd are clearing loose rock from Castle Rock after the September 4th earthquake dislodged a massive bolder the size of a house and sent it careening down Heathcote Valley. (L-R) Martin Freeman and Andrew Kingdon dislodge loose rock".
A kiwi chick hatched at Orana Wildlife Park in Christchurch had a shaky start to life after being rocked about in an incubator during the 7.1 earthquake nearly three weeks ago.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Closed sign at Castle Rock, following earthquake".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Closed sign at Castle Rock, following earthquake".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Solutions to Access Ltd are clearing loose rock from Castle Rock after the September 4th earthquake dislodged a massive bolder the size of a house and sent it careening down Heathcote Valley".
The damage to Castle Rock, overlooking the Heathcote Valley from the 7.1 earthquake on September 4th.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Castle Rock in Heathcote Valley lost its point and slid down the hill".
A series of aftershocks on Boxing Day has rocked Christchurch, hitting businesses hard over the post-Christmas sales.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Day after the earthquake that rocked Christchurch. Liquefaction in a backyard at Kairaki Beach".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "At the Love and Harmony benefit concert for Canterbury earthquake relief, Honestly Watene (left) of Naenae, and Emma Haua of Stokes Valley jive it up in rock 'n' roll fashion for a crowd of a hundred at Naenae Community Centre. They are members of the Hutt Valley Rock 'n' Roll Club".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "A massive rock slide has blocked the main highway near the tunnels just south of Kaikoura".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Day after the earthquake that rocked Christchurch. Kitchen of homeowner Mel Whitby, pictured with Clayton Cosgrove".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Part of the record crowd rocking out during the Band Together concert for Canterbury at Hagley Park".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Part of the record crowd rocking out during the Band Together concert for Canterbury at Hagley Park".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Part of the record crowd rocking out during the Band Together concert for Canterbury at Hagley Park".
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.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, " At the Love and Harmony benefit concert for Canterbury earthquake relief, Chaz Cummings and his sister Kalsey, of Naenae, jive it up in rock 'n' roll fashion for a crowd of one hundred at Naenae Community Centre. They are members of the Hutt Valley Rock 'n' Roll Club, and Chaz was the winner of New Zealand's Got Talent in 2008".
Canterbury has been hit by a large aftershock, a month to the day since a seven point one magnitude earthquake rocked the region.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Christchurch Earthquake aftermath. A massive rock slide has blocked the main highway near the tunnels just south of Kaikoura".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Christchurch Earthquake aftermath. A massive rock slide has blocked the main highway near the tunnels just south of Kaikoura".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Christchurch Earthquake aftermath. A massive rock slide has blocked the main highway near the tunnels just south of Kaikoura".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Christchurch Earthquake aftermath. A massive rock slide has blocked the main highway near the tunnels just south of Kaikoura".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Christchurch Earthquake aftermath. A massive rock slide has blocked the main highway near the tunnels just south of Kaikoura".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Day after the earthquake that rocked Christchurch. Damage to the road frontage in front of the Kaiapoi Fire Station".