A Kaikoura farmer has described the eerie feeling of entering a road tunnel on State Highway One south of the quake-damaged town.
Will Wilding, his girlfriend Anna Redmond, brother Sam and two male friends ventured north towards Kaikoura today to inspect the damage in a Hilux ute.
![A tunnel near State Highway One near Kaikoura blocked by a rockfall. Photo / Anna Redmond](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/2RAL4V5P4OGMD2T3YUAUNO7T3Q.jpg?auth=4bde0881dd9b06e43a647eeaef3c461cb76bdb3aa68b7c4c2abb2a4b74de42ab&width=16&height=25&quality=70&smart=true)
![The damage caused by today's earthquakes on State Highway One near Kaikoura. Photo / Anna Redmond](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/7JYEGSD3KMYDL77WU4KXQQH7N4.jpg?auth=941c7949d6504c27bcee07a31bdf3b511fa90bcd5ca141092218523150118e5d&width=16&height=25&quality=70&smart=true)
At Punchbowl Corner they entered a 30m tunnel with debris from slips strewn at either end.