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A section of State Highway 1 north of Kaikoura slips towards the sea.

A huge slip caused by yesterday's magnitude 7.5 earthquake blocks State Highway 1 north of Kaikoura. Photos by Mark Mitchell.

A message is taped to glass at the Kaikoura Police Station.

Tourists stranded by the earthquake gather in Kaikoura.

A freight train sits where it came to a halt early yesterday not far from a large slip.

A ruptured State Highway 1 and a twisted main trunk railway line.

A section of State Highway 1 north of Kaikoura slips towards the sea.

A huge slip caused by yesterday's magnitude 7.5 earthquake blocks State Highway 1 north of Kaikoura. Photos by Mark Mitchell.
Photos showing the aftermath of the Kaikoura magnitude 7.5 earthquake, which happened early yesterday morning.