Update: The National Crisis Management Centre has been Activated.

Oh man, CNN is showing some of the debris and damage in the streets. I hope everyone in NZ is doing okay.

Ok im getting in some info that there are reports of injurys coming in,
Hospitals are starting to fill up

If you in the Area

Police asking residents to not travel into the CBD, older buildings in the central city have sustained damage -

Christchurch police to BNO News: Many residents reporting damage, no injuries so far

Holy Crap

Hope all the guys down there are ok? SA & NZ are rugby foes, but we (South Africans) love the All Blacks and all the Kiwis. Take care guys, we LOVE You! You're awesome people!

Edit to add: I have many SA friends in NZ, I hope they are all ok.

[edit on 3-9-2010 by TortoiseKweek]

Local radio stating only minor injuries so far but petrol stations are packed with people filling up in case,

Witness states is like something out of a movie..

Hope allNZ ATS'rs are well.
Silly question...was there any solar activity this week? Just curiuos if we can associate this with a flare.

A friend of mine just reported the beach stinking of something similar to sulphur. Any ideas as to why this may be?

Hmm could be a volcano being disturbed making the smell, Or i think there is some relevance to Water underneath the dirt,
I not clued up on that but have heard it said after other big quakes,

usually after an earthquake you smell sulphur, very common in Japan.

Damn I hope there are no causaulties.
How are the buildings for dealing with quakes In NZ?
Are earthquakes taken into account when building?

I just hope everyone is OK.

UPDATE: Officals state there is NO deaths so far

If anything thats the best news, xx