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So far, 69 people have reported feeling the shake through the website.

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08 Sep: A Foxton teenager's on the road to recovery after losing his leg at a boyracer meet

07 Sep: Plenty at stake in tonight's NPC contest between Hawke's Bay and Tasman in Napier

07 Sep: Bay Of Plenty have thrashed Manawatu 68-14 in their NPC rugby game in Rotorua

06 Sep: Health New Zealand says it's amended a scheme for young people in Hawke's Bay, to ensure financial sustainability

03 Sep: A man's turned himself in to Police and been arrested - after a shooting outside a Palmerston North bar last month

30 Aug: A Hawke's Bay man is facing drink driving charges after blowing nearly six times the legal limit before midday on Thursday

28 Aug: Twenty-one-year-old Hawke's Bay allrounder Toby Findlay has gained his first professional cricket contract with the Central Stags

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Today's News

Rugby League:
Aryna Sabalenka has claimed a maiden US Tennis Open crown at Flushing Meadows. 12:47

Rugby:
An extra special gold medal for Anna Grimaldi at the Paralympics in Paris 12:47

Law and Order:
A Foxton teenager's on the road to recovery after losing his leg at a boyracer meet 12:27

Business:
The Regulation Minister believes more rules on grocery stores won't improve the state of the sector 12:07

Motoring:
Paralympics 2024: Australia's Curtis McGrath wins fourth para canoe gold at Paris Games, James Turner wins men's 100m T36, as it happened 12:07

Soccer:
A competitive litmus test awaits the All Whites in their international football friendly against Mexico this afternoon 11:57

Environment:
Fire crews are aiming to hit the remains of fire, hard in Otago 11:47

Law and Order:
Nicole Kidman misses Venice acting honour due to death of her mother Janelle Kidman 11:27

Rugby:
The dissection has begun for the Wallabies after a record mauling by the Pumas 11:07

Accident and Emergency:
Fire crews are working to put out a house fire in Invercargill 10:27

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