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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23 Oct: Several state highways across the central and lower South Island will remain closed overnight

23 Oct: A person's been arrested following a Police incident in Nelson

23 Oct: Authorities say people affected by today's ferocious winds should stay cautious into the night

23 Oct: A Waiheke Island ferry's caught fire in the Hauraki Gulf

23 Oct: Dozens of houses have lost roofs, there are widespread power cuts, and trees are uprooted everywhere - by fierce winds still buffeting the South Island and lower North

23 Oct: Several thousand people have lost power across the upper half and west coast of the South Island

23 Oct: The dead driver of a van that slammed into a forestry truck has had his name cleared

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