The Latest Horrific Photos Of The Destruction Post Earthquake

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1/7 Tessa Prentice, 20, outside her family's quake-damaged home at Claverly in North Canterbury. Photo / Tessa Prentice
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2/7 Earthquake damage to Leader Rd in Hurunui. Photo / Kurt Bayer
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3/7 Supermarket in Wellington left in a mess after earthquake. Photo / Matt Luani
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4/7 Damage from this morning's massive earthquake is seen in the Canterbury town of Waiau. Photo / Newstalk ZB Chelsea Daniels
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5/7 Inside the Waiau Lodge Hotel after the devastating 7.5 earthquake hit New Zealand overnight, causing widespread damage. Photo / Mike Scott
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6/7 Inside the Waiau Lodge Hotel after the devastating 7.5 earthquake hit New Zealand overnight, causing widespread damage. Photo / Belinda Feek
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7/7 Waiau School principal Mary Kimber amongst the devastation in the schoolhouse where she lives, after an earthquake struck New Zealand overnight. Photo / Mike Scott
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A 7.5 quake struck at 12.02am this morning in North Canterbury in the South Island.

As the extent of the damage is being surveyed, experts are expecting the cost of the quake to be hundreds of millions of dollars.

These photos show the destruction that has been occurred in various parts of the country, from Wellington to Kaikoura.