A major earthquake has caused devastation to area of Christchurch and outlying towns.
We have covered some of the day's events over on our Wordpress blog, they may be found here.
This evening Kaiapoi and the central part of Christchurch City was placed under lockdown and a curfew is in place until tomorrow morning 7am. Extra police have been brought in to keep the peace.
More details may be found here Christchurch Curfew Announced, Aftershocks - Update
Today's posts - click here
