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    A magnitude 4.9 earthquake has struck 20 kilometres south-east of Seddon - at the top of the South Island, at a depth of 15 kilometres - about 5.40pm

    A magnitude 4.9 earthquake has struck 20 kilometres south-east of Seddon - at the top of the South Island, at a depth of 15 kilometres - about 5.40pm



    GeoNet shows it's been felt across the upper South and Lower North Island.

    © 2025 Newstalk ZB, NZCity

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     Business:
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     Law and Order:
    The IHC says an autistic man who has been kept in mental health care for minor offending, has had his human rights breached 12:27

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