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Moderate quake shakes Bay of Plenty
A 5 magnitude earthquake has struck in the Bay of Plenty. Geonet reported the quake at 15km west of Te Kaha about 10am with a depth
A 5 magnitude earthquake has struck in the Bay of Plenty. Geonet reported the quake at 15km west of Te Kaha about 10am with a depth
A magnitude 7.9 earthquake has struck between the Solomon Islands and Papua New Guinea, however there is no tsunami warning for New Zealand.
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A 6.1 magnitude earthquake has hit off the coast of Fiji this evening, the second strong shake to rattle the earth near the island nation this year.
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A Ministry of Civil Defence spokesman said while there would be "a few pounding hearts" following the rattle, there was no need for people to worry about a tsunami.
A slip has closed State Highway 1 south of Kaikoura, as the impact of November's magnitude 7.8 earthquake continues.
Hundreds of people have reported being shaken awake this morning in Bay of Plenty.
A severe quake measuring 5.3 rocked central New Zealand just after midnight.
An earlier tsunami warning has been lifted following the magnitude 7.2 quake which struck off the coast Fiji.
Nine cars trapped inside the condemned Reading Cinema carpark building in Wellington will never be recovered.
The demolition of Wellington's earthquake-damaged Reading Cinema carpark building has begun.
Thousands have reported feeling the "severe" 5.5 magnitude quake which rattled central New Zealand this afternoon.
Wellington's Habitual Fix on Featherston Street has been placed into liquidation after seeing a significant drop in turnover following November's earthquakes.
Demolition of the Reading Cinema carpark building will begin next week.
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Transport Minister Simon Bridges officially reopens the road south of Kaikoura.
Transport Minister Simon Bridges has had another up-close look at damage to SH1 as he prepares to make an announcement about reopening the road to Kaikoura's south.
Preparations are under way to tear down carpark building damaged in Wellington quake.
An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.7 has struck off the Solomon Islands, according to the United States Geological Survey.
The Wellington City Council is writing to the owners of 80 buildings affected by last month's monster quake, telling them they need targeted engineering assessments.