500-people have reported feeling weak to moderate shaking from the quake, 45 kilometres north of Te Anau at a depth of 92 kilometres, shortly after 10am.

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15 Sep: Police are seeking more information from locals after a man was discovered with unexplained injuries on a country road in Queenstown

14 Sep: Police are responding to an incident in Queenstown tonight, after a person was found seriously injured

14 Sep: An open ocean tugboat from Wellington has rendezvoused with an oil and chemical tanker stuck off the coast of Stewart Island

13 Sep: A man's facing multiple charges after Police found a sawn-off shotgun and cocaine in his car in Queenstown

12 Sep: A helicopter pilot has been convicted for running illegal scenic flights in Central Otago

11 Sep: One person's died following a two-vehicle collision on State Highway One in central Invercargill this morning

09 Sep: Work is underway to reduce the avalanche risk in Milford Sound

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