To those of you in Christchurch our heartfelt thoughts go out to you.  The televised scenes are reflective of  a war torn country and not what we would have ever expected to see in a local situation.  
I know many would like to offer pracitical support and there are hotlines for those willing to host evacuees in both Wellington and Auckland and donations can be made to reputable organisations such as Red Cross or the Salvation Army.  Some of the banks are also collecting funds and vodafone customers can text donations.
Aside from this it seems as though all we can do is to hope that there will continue to be success stories in the days to come.

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