Seventeen-thousand people have reported feeling the jolt, which is being described by Geonet as 'strong'.

It struck 15 kilometres south-west of Wellington before midnight last night, at a depth of 13 kilometres.

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31 Jan: A touching tribute from the family of Susan Knowles, a victim of the Mount Maunganui landslide

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