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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17 Feb: The next bout of heavy rain has started its rampage on the east of the South Island

17 Feb: Thousands of Wellingtonians could be without power until Wednesday

16 Feb: Weather warnings are set to fade away tonight

16 Feb: Blustery winds and heavy rain are continuing to impact parts of the country - particularly the lower North Island

16 Feb: A teenager's death on the road highlights the risks associated with young and inexperienced drivers

16 Feb: Police say it could take some time to formally identify a body, washed up on Mahia's Mahanga Beach, near Wairoa

16 Feb: Large swathes of the country are waking up under MetService weather warnings

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