A 4.8 quake struck 10 kilometres south of Seddon near the top of the South Island, just before 8:30 this morning, at a depth of 9 kilometres.

It was felt widely in the capital, and as far south as Christchurch.

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25 Dec: The West Coast is in for a soaking this Christmas, with heavy rain expected all day

24 Dec: The South Island's West Coast is set to be lashed by rain this Christmas....for the rest of the country it's a mixed bag

24 Dec: A Christmas miracle in Nelson - a cat stolen in a break-in at the SPCA ten months ago has been found

23 Dec: Nelson Asofa-Solomona's return to the boxing ring will come against a fellow former rugby league player - and a former Warrior

22 Dec: A stubborn pattern of drownings is continuing at Auckland's black-spot beaches

21 Dec: The Police Commissioner will be working Lyn Fleming's Nelson New Years shift in her memory - one year after her death

17 Dec: A historic land dispute dating back to the 1800s - is finally resolved

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Today's News

Entertainment:
Meg Ryan has shared a poignant tribute to her When Harry Met Sally director Rob Reiner 15:20

Politics:
New South Wales Parliament's passed tougher gun laws in the wake of the Bondi Beach terror attack 14:57

Entertainment:
Lily Collins admits the future of Emily On Paris wasn't guaranteed after season one 14:50

Entertainment:
Neil Patrick Harris was "bummed" after Uncoupled never got a second season 14:20

Living & Travel:
A Coromandel holidaymaker is still in shock after a shark attacked his kayak 'completely out of the blue.' 14:07

Entertainment:
Corey Feldman has claimed he was sexually assaulted by his late co-star Corey Haim 13:50

Accident and Emergency:
A light aircraft has crashed into an unoccupied house on the Coromandel Peninsula 13:47

Rugby:
A new season, but the goals for Scott Dixon remain the same 13:27

Entertainment:
Jennifer Lawrence "hallucinated" on the set of The Hunger Games: Catching Fire after accidentally taking a sleeping pill 13:20

Environment:
The West Coast is in for a soaking this Christmas, with heavy rain expected all day 13:07

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