Central New Zealand has been rocked by a strong magnitude 4.5 quake.

Tens of thousands of tonnes of steel and concrete from Wellington's earthquake demolition sites will be recycled.

Quake-damaged buildings to be torn down and the materials reused.

Drop, Cover, Hold: Even pre-schoolers are taught that is the right thing to do in an earthquake.

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.

Whale Watch is back on the water in Kaikoura.

2016 has won GeoNet's "dubious honour" of having the largest amount of recorded earthquakes in the network's history.

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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.

Suspiciously quickly, the Government re-opened SH1 south of Kaikoura just before Christmas.

A powerful earthquake shook southern Chile on Sunday, but there were no immediate reports of deaths and only minor known damage.

Funding boost comes after scrutiny of the official response to the Kaikoura earthquake, particularly how quickly a tsunami alert was issued.

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.

Geonet say there is a 98 per cent chance of an aftershock of 6 to 6.9 magnitude in the next year.

Scientists are still trying to understand the strange tsunami activity that occurred in last month's 7.8 Kaikoura Earthquake - and have called upon people to help them.

7.9 earthquake has struck off Papua New Guinea prompting a tsunami warning, however there have been no reports of injuries.

Quake ravaged Kaikoura is doing its best to embrace the Christmas spirit.

The tsunami warning for New Zealand followed an earthquake in Papua New Guinea.

Local runanga have halted slip-clearing operations on earthquake-damaged State Highway 1 and the rail link north of Kaikoura.

Police have completed their criminal investigation into the fatal CTV building collapse and are now seeking legal advice on whether charges will be laid.

After six years of uncertainty, the Westland District Council yesterday dropped the controversial "fault rupture avoidance zone" that divided Franz Josef Glacier township.