GeoNet says the tremor caused moderate shaking, with a depth of 35 kilometres.

It says the quake may have been felt in the upper South Island and lower North Island.

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05 Dec: Australian boxing promoter George Rose is relieved Nelson Asofa-Solomona can finally be rewarded for belting opponents

05 Dec: Boxing promoter George Rose believes Nelson Asofa-Solomona can be his true aggressive self now he's ditched rugby league for prizefighting

04 Dec: Kiwis rugby league hard man Nelson Asofa-Solomona knows he's in for a tough time switching to boxing full-time

04 Dec: Nelson Asofa-Solomona has confirmed the date for his first boxing bout since leaving the Melbourne Storm and quitting the NRL

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