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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17 Jan: Nelson Asofa-Solomona is calling out all-comers from the NRL following a statement win in his professional boxing debut

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16 Jan: Former Kiwis and Melbourne Storm prop Nelson Asofa-Solomona is donning the gloves for the first of his nine contracted boxing matches tonight, against fellow former league player Jeremy Latimore

15 Jan: A 7-year-old has crashed a van on the West Coast after taking the vehicle for a spin

10 Jan: MetService has issued a severe weather warning for the South Island West Coast

08 Jan: One person's seriously injured after a glue drum exploded at an industrial site near Motueka

06 Jan: Police are seeking an Auckland man in relation to assault and theft offences

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