Video will play in Play now Don't auto playNever auto playA 100-year-old woman and her daughter-in-law were rescued from the rubble of an historic homestead, while her son tragically did not make it. The Elms Homestead in Kaikoura collapsed following the magnitude 7.5 earthquake at 12.02am, and rescuers spent hours searching for the three residents. A Fire Service spokesman said one of the woman was able to escape the large home themselves, while the other was rescued. Well-known locals Pam and Louis Edgar live at the property with Louis' 100-year-old mother, Margaret. Relatives are desperately trying to get into Kaikoura which has been cut off by large slips blocking the only access roads.

Source: New Zealand Herald November 14, 2016 00:11 UTC