Michael Fox, Stuff.co.za
A non-Government person-finder website has been developed and can be accessed through this link: http://christchurch-2011.person-finder.appspot.com.
New Zealand media sites www.stuff.co.nz and www.nzherald.co.nz have up-to-date reports on the situation.
For the New Zealand Government’s response to the earthquake visit www.beehive.govt.nz
If you wish to sign a condolence book in New York please come to the New Zealand Consulate-General at 222 East 41st Street, Suite 2510, New York, NY 10017. There are various ways to make a donation including online via ANZA http://www.americannewzealand.org/, directly to specific support organisations or through local expatriate groups. Donations will also be accepted at the Consulate-General and passed on to the appropriate authorities.