GeoNet reports the shake struck 40km north-east of Picton, at a depth of 28 kilometres - just before three this afternoon.

Over nine-thousand five-hundred people have reported feeling it - majority in the Wellington region.

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31 Dec: More rain's on the way for many parts fo the country this New Year's Eve

30 Dec: Officials are closely monitoring strong winds across the West Coast, upper South Island, and lower North Island, which have left thousands of people without power

29 Dec: Auckland fire crews are tackling a 150-metre-long vegetation fire on Mullins Road, near the Ardmore Airport

29 Dec: Tauranga's community New Year's Eve events have been cancelled due to bad weather

29 Dec: A day of wind and rain across much of the country

29 Dec: The first sea lion pup of the season has arrived - marking the start of the pakake breeding period

29 Dec: With every extinction, we lose not just a species but a treasure trove of knowledge

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