'Quite the wobble': Strong quake rattles top of South Island, lower North Island
The strong 5.7 magnitude quake struck 10km west of St Arnaud, southwest of Nelson.
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Mayor, councillor bury the hatchet over library spat
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$57m funding boost to upgrade NZ's fire stations
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Wellington apartment owners swamped by insurance premium hikes
Skyrocketing premiums and earthquake-strengthening costs leave owners high and dry.
Million-dollar fix: Hotel's plan to get past 3 per cent quake rating
Wellesley Boutique Hotel to be base isolated, joining the ranks of Parliament and Te Papa.
Earthquake: 'Felt the whole apartment rattling'
Christchurch residents got an early wake-up call this morning.
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Milford Sound rocked by 4.0 aftershock
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Focus Live: Magnitude 6 earthquake strikes lower South Island
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Magnitude 3.9 earthquake rattles Porirua
More than 3,700 people in the Wellington region felt light shaking.