Can we have a report from a reliable source?
Is a live stream of New Zealand TV3 via Australian Broadcasting reliable?
http://www.abc.net.au/news/abcnews24/
There have been some larger earthquakes in the vicinity lately: a 7.8 quake in July 2009 and a 7.1 quake in 2010.
I remember that one of the quakes caused damage to classical artifacts at a university on the south island, I think the one in Christchurch, but I don't remember if it was the 2009 quake or the 2010 quake.
Go to http://www.stuff.co.nz for pictures and you'll get the feel of how things are on this [radio] site: http://www.radiolive.co.nz
Thanks for getting in touch Elliot.
Best wishes = John