Christchurch Earthquake.

The big one hit. 6.3, 5km depth right in the heart of Christchurch during a work day. Wes and his fiancee Alex are both ok, though their house is a mess (structurally sound though so there's that)

Anyway, not much to say about it other than to point out that the country as a whole is in shock.

Here's the best collection of photos I've found to date:

http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2011/02/christchurch_earthquake.html

and here's the Wikipedia article that seems to be the most factual account so far.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_Canterbury_earthquake