Although Wellington has been the focus of major earthquake preparation for a number of decades, as it straddles a faultline, a 'biggie' has hit Christchurch instead. The risk for Wellington remains, of course.
Having a large number of old brick buildings it is not surprising that the city streets there were covered with rubble, and aftershocks may yet bring more down.
The silver lining in the cloud, apart from the amazing absence of fatalties, is that the country's building industry, which has been in the doldrums recently, will now be extremely busy for the next several months.
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