tsunami warning

A quick update to let everyone know that currently everything's ok in New Zealand.  I recently saw on the news (about an hour ago) that there has been a very large earthquake in Japan (magnitude 8.9) and a resulting tsunami.  Because of all of this there are extensive tsunami warnings out for Australia, New Zealand, Hawaii (actually i think it's expected that there will be one in Hawaii, just a matter of when), and Central/South America.  I just want to tell everyone not to worry about NZ at this point and assure you that the images you'll see of the tsunami destruction in Japan are not at all what New Zealand will experience as a result of this situation.  The initial warning was issued by the Japanese government and New Zealand has recently issued an official warning, but note that this is just a marine threat.  This means that currents will change and waves will be larger than usual (mostly just north of the north island) but that there aren't any expected land threats.  At this point there are still uncertainties but mostly concerning areas farther north of where I am.  Just wanted to give you a heads up and I'll definitely update if anything changes.  Your thoughts and prayers are always appreciated.