Many people were seriously injured by collapsing walls.

Yesterday's magnitude 6.1 quake was centred 12 kilometres west of Sullana in the Piura region, 36 kilometres deep.

187 homes were damaged and six more are uninhabitable.

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25 Oct: Emergency services are responding to a serious crash at the intersection of State Highway 29 and Poripori Road in Western Bay of Plenty

25 Oct: ACC's already paid out more than nine-million dollars for tramping related injuries this year

25 Oct: Southland farmers struggling with power outages are being urged to reach out for help

25 Oct: A Tokoroa family have pulled together an eight thousand dollar reward in the hope to find missing teacher Jayleb-Che Dean

24 Oct: A 38-year-old charged with murdering a father and son in East Auckland is due to appear in Manukau District Court today

24 Oct: Police are reaffirming the risks that were posed in approaching fugitive Tom Phillips - after the discovery of main campsites

24 Oct: Canterbury Police say fires have been lit despite a total ban across the region until Monday

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Rugby:
To today's NPC rugby final in Christchurch, where Canterbury and Otago have been trading tries 16:57

Politics:
Dame Noeline Taurua is reportedly back in charge of the Silver Ferns ... but not quite yet 16:17

Rugby League:
Jon Bon Jovi uses football analogy to describe vocal surgery rehab — and meets the Kangaroos 15:57

Motorsports:
Mexico felt like a mystery for Liam Lawson, after he finished 11th-fastest in second practice for the latest Grand Prix in Mexico City 15:27

Environment:
Recovery is the name of the game down south - after the region was slammed with severe wind and rain 15:27

Living & Travel:
Aucklanders are being urged to look out for yellow-legged hornets, following the discovery of a queen's nest this week 14:07

Accident and Emergency:
Emergency services are responding to a serious crash at the intersection of State Highway 29 and Poripori Road in Western Bay of Plenty 13:47

Business:
Amazon apologises for massive AWS outage and reveals cause 13:37

Boxing:
British heavyweight boxer Fabio Wardley insists there's no need for hatred towards New Zealand opponent Joseph Parker, ahead of the pair's upcoming bout in London 13:27

Motoring:
Supercars driver Ryan Wood feels he's up to the task of dealing with the Gold Coast track surface ahead of this afternoon's race one qualifying 13:07

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