A big surprise in the quake zoneIAIN MCGREGOR/FAIRFAX NZ The huge quake cut Kaikoura off from the rest of the country. They were trying to get help after a boulder crashed through their house in Monday's massive Kaikoura quake – then they had a surprise arrival. The settlement was cut off after the magnitude 7.5 earthquake that rattled most of both the North and South Islands. ROSS GIBLIN/FAIRFAX NZ Massive slips cover State Highway 1 and the rail line north of Kaikoura after the quake. She and some of the others trapped in Rakautara planned to gather some rocks and write "help" on the highway.

Source: Stuff November 15, 2016 22:57 UTC