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March 23, 2011 3:00pm by David Farrar

A photo from Christchurch

John Stringer sent me this photo. A reminder of how powerful the quake was.

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Bed Rater

Icons such as this must be rebuilt, it would be criminal not to.
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March 23, 2011 3:10pm
Ryan Sproull

It leveled that tree on the left!
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March 23, 2011 3:15pm
andrei

Why is it that everything that got smashed in Christchurch is described as iconic?
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March 23, 2011 3:16pm
KiwiGreg

I’m guessing it was still standing after the quake but Civil Defence ordered its demolition due to the hazards it possed to shags.
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March 23, 2011 3:18pm
pq

it all hurts us so much,
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March 23, 2011 3:18pm
davidp

The mountains in the background have completely disappeared!
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March 23, 2011 3:34pm
anonymouse

What was Shag Rock is now referred to as Shag Pile 🙂
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March 23, 2011 3:50pm
Inventory2

Having just returned from a few days in Christchurch, I can say that the photographs and television images that we have all seen so far do not even get close to revealing the true extent of Christchurch’s disaster. Christchurch has changed, irrepairably, on many fronts. The photo that DPF exshibits is just one.
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March 23, 2011 3:55pm
Fisiani

Is this a metaphorical post about the fate of the Labour Party?
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March 23, 2011 4:02pm
KiwiGreg

@ anonymouse – winner!!
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March 23, 2011 4:06pm
double d

the team are ALL on fire today – good humour!
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March 23, 2011 4:12pm
KiwiGreg

After the “Mount Albert” incident Darren promised himself never again to mistake a place name for an instruction. He forgot.
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March 23, 2011 4:15pm
Murray

Where will people go to shag now?
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March 23, 2011 4:23pm
davidp

KiwiGreg… Comment of the day!
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March 23, 2011 4:23pm
ben

My question: how long did it take to arrange City Council permission to take the picture? Safety first and all.
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March 23, 2011 4:25pm
gravedodger

The Anglican Cathedral, The Timeball station, The Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrement, Knox Church, my own college Chapel, and now Shag Rock and so many of the buildings that came to dominate the memories of four years of college of the fifties. I at times find myself wishing I could do a “Brigadoon” “Rip van Winkle” or whatever and just call it a nightmare.
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March 23, 2011 5:15pm
RRM

And a reminder of how fractured and top-heavy shag rock was.

(On a slightly related note, I would love to be there when the huge almost-broken-off rock over the west bank of the bottom of Huka falls eventually lets go 😀 )
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March 23, 2011 5:23pm
Murray

Whats need is a squadron of mosquitos.
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March 23, 2011 5:42pm
Pauleastbay

Anonymouse the winner and

Please , can people and the media refer to a dictionary and find out what an icon is and what iconic means. Its not a rock, its not a rugby team and its not Colin Meads.
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March 23, 2011 5:43pm
Pharmachick

Agree, Anonymouse’s call = winner.

Pauleastbay, mostly correct … apart from the comments about our icon, affectionately known as “Tree” or “Pinetree” Meads, and his iconic status in the NZ (or at least Waikato and surrounding districts) psyche.

And to RRM, yep … been thinking that for years. But hope it won’t happen – make a mess of the falls.
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March 23, 2011 5:54pm
Murray

Actually it IS Colin Meads. Or SIR Colin Meands since we’re going to be pedantic.
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March 23, 2011 6:17pm
Pharmachick

Ahem, I respectfully submit to Murray’s correction:

“Pauleastbay, mostly correct … apart from the comments about our icon, affectionately known as “SIR Tree” or “SIR Pinetree” Meads, and his iconic status in the NZ (or at least Waikato and surrounding districts) psyche.”

🙂
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March 23, 2011 6:23pm
side show bob

So what’s it called now, shagged rock?
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March 23, 2011 6:50pm
True

Not only that, the Southern Alps in the background also appear to have been destroyed
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March 23, 2011 6:56pm
Bed Rater

Murray, no it’s not, you’re getting emotional.
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March 23, 2011 7:31pm
RRM

Mate did some work with Colin Meads about 10 years ago. His summary: The guy is an arsehole.
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March 23, 2011 8:09pm
Blue Coast

I know this is off tread but RRM I have know Sir Pinetree since the late 80’s and I must disagree with you 100%. Get the facts befotre you dribble.

I suggest you know who the arsehole was.
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March 23, 2011 9:29pm
Grizz

You know when a thread has run its course when we start debating whether or not a former All Black, almost 40 years since his last test, is an arsehole.
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March 23, 2011 10:40pm
Lindsay Addie

Here’s some photos of inside the Hotel Grand Chancellor snapped by one of the USAR guys:

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=334556&id=617289133&fbid=10150167842049134

A good example of how dangerous it is in parts of the CBD. I understand they’re going to knock the hotel over bit-by-bit which will take a while.
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March 23, 2011 11:02pm
pdm

Don’t worry Shag Rock still surives in Central Hawkes Bay about two k’s up the Tuki Tuki River from the Patangata Hotel.
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March 24, 2011 7:00am
Murray

No bed wetter, I’m getting accurate.
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March 24, 2011 8:11am
gravedodger

Heard ex mayor Moore on News Talk ZB about an hour ago, on a visit to parts of the red zone and it was very depressing, so much of the old city is stuffed, his considered opinion of course.
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March 24, 2011 11:44am

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