Geonet reports a 4.3 magnitude earthquake has rocked the city just before 7.30 this morning.

It was felt as far as Blenheim, and locals are reporting hearing it coming, before a loud bang and jolt.

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30 Jun: The Tactix are ruing an inability to turn possession into goals during their 59-50 loss to the Pulse in netball's ANZ Premiership at Wellington

28 Jun: Police have launched a fresh appeal for information, about a sexual assault that happened on Wellington's Rangituhi track ten days ago

24 Jun: The Phoenix have lured the first choice Football Ferns goalkeeper back to New Zealand

24 Jun: Human remains have been found in a garden in Wellington's Owhiro Bay

24 Jun: A woman has appeared in court in Dunedin, charged with manslaughter over the death of a six year old in Wellington, in 2023

23 Jun: Silver Ferns vice captain Kate Heffernan's expecting to play over 30 minutes for the Steel in tonight's ANZ Premiership match against the Pulse in Wellington

23 Jun: Police and Customs have dismantled a drug syndicate's supply chain in Wellington

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Netball:
The Stars aren't over-thinking what the Mystics will serve up in netball's ANZ Premiership derby in Auckland tonight 18:27

Law and Order:
A 31-year-old man's in custody - in connection to a homicide investigation into a man's death, after being found critically injured in Auckland's Otahuhu 18:07

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