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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30 Nov: A severe thunderstorm warning has been issued for parts of Kaipara, Auckland City, Waikato, Waitakere, Franklin, Rodney and Albany areas

30 Nov: South-East Asia flood deaths rise as Cyclone Ditwah hits Sri Lanka, heads towards southern India

29 Nov: Wet weather and gales are forecasted to cut through the country today, and ease off tomorrow

29 Nov: Eight arrested and 128 people dead as alarm faults confirmed in Hong Kong fire

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