PeeDee, that fault line which is well known (and was actually the fault line where the whole concept of techtonic plates was discovered many years ago by a kiwi geologist) is not the line causing these issues. The September quake fault line was a completely new, unknown one apparently, according to many reports after that event. And yesterday they stated in the media it was thought the current quake was different again.

Prime Minister John Key just announced a few minutes ago at a press conference that the death toll is now officially standing at 75 fatalaties, with 55 of them having been identified.

RIP

Bumblebee, Lyttleton was the centre of one of the quakes. It is totally cut off by road due to slips and the tunnel was closed all day, only reopening an hour or so ago for emergency vehicles only. A news chopper flew round there and the village is pretty devastated by the look of things. The Mayor I think it was, or council, declared Lyttleton and Brighton both unliveable, so presumably they have lost electricty, sewerage, water, gas, etc.

The phones are definately down across the city and they are urging people not to use them or to try to call in, as the few landlines working are being used by emergency workers and are getting overloaded. They recommend texting or if they have electricty back which most of the city now doe, email or facebook, etc.

I know, I wrote it…

Thanks anyway.