A magnitude 6.1 earthquake has struck off the East Coast.
The quake had a depth of 22km and GeoNet has described the shaking intensity as moderate.
It hit at 7.37pm on Easter Monday, about 120km east of Te Araroa.
GeoNet said the quake, initially reported as magnitude 6.2, was likely to be an aftershock to the magnitude 7.3 East Cape quake on March 5.