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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06 Mar: All fire permits are suspended in the Queenstown Lakes District - as hot and windy weather has raised the fire risk to extreme

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06 Mar: A coroner's issued a strong warning about the use of tractors to hoist vehicles, after two men were fatally crushed within days of each other

05 Mar: Police are still working to identify the person killed in an overnight fire in Auckland's Otahuhu

05 Mar: War widens as Iranian warship is sunk near Sri Lanka, NATO shoots Türkiye-bound missile

05 Mar: A cyclist injured in a crash in Christchurch's Sumner last month - has died in hospital

05 Mar: Fire and Emergency says it has responded to a fatal fire in Auckland's Otahuhu

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