Hoping our own resident surgeon and others are doing OK down there. There was a massive earthquake overnight US time somewhere in northeastern Canterbury (according to a map that didn't demarcate regions). According to Twitter, it is a 7.5 quake. According to Radio NZ, the city of Dunedin (in Otago) is under a state of emergency.
https://twitter.com/search?q=%22New%20Ze...1006136320
http://www.radionz.co.nz/audio/live/national
https://twitter.com/search?q=%22New%20Ze...1006136320
http://www.radionz.co.nz/audio/live/national
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