The 4.8 magnitude quake struck before midnight 15 kilometres south-west of Wellington at a depth of 13 kilometres.

Newtown resident Wesley says it felt stronger than reported.

He says from the fifth floor of his apartment, the building shunted.

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01 Dec: A crash and subsequent fire in southern Bay of Plenty is blocking State Highway 5

01 Dec: A Swiss man will spend Christmas in New Zealand - ahead of sentencing in January for careless driving causing death in Canterbury's Sheffield last month

01 Dec: One person has died following a crash in Bucklands Crossing, north of Dunedin, on Saturday night

01 Dec: A Coroner has ruled that a woman's death while hunting in Otago two years ago, was a 'terrible accident.'

30 Nov: Indonesia flood death toll climbs amid cyclone devastation

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