NZ has received (and accepted) offers of assistance from America.
Australian personnel are projected to arrive at midnight tonight.
Everyone I have spoken to either has friends, family or work colleague in Christchurch.
Many (if not all) regional hospitals in the North Island and South Island have cleared non-critical patients and canceled upcoming elective surgeries to make room for those from Christchurch. I know that many patients have already been re-directed to the regional hospitals, and received into Intensive Care, and Neonatal intensive care facilities.
Estimated (unconfirmed) death toll projection is now 200-400 people.