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Staff at Voon Shop drop, cover and hold during the earthquake in Wellington. Courtesy: YouTube.com/Voon Wellington
Staff at Voon Shop drop, cover and hold during the earthquake in Wellington. Courtesy: YouTube.com/Voon Wellington
Watch an animation of the last 48 hours of earthquakes from Wellington and Seddon from Wednesday 14 August to this afternoon's 3pm quake.
A severe earthquake has shaken the Wellington region this afternoon.
Click here for the latest updates on the earthquakes shaking the Wellington region this afternoon.
Te Papa is looking for places outside of Wellington to safely store the nation's treasures, but it is unlikely the plans will revive a proposal on Auckland's waterfront.
Reports of a strong magnitude 6.1 earthquake on the East Cape this afternoon were incorrect, and were the result of a magnitude-6 earthquake some distance from New Zealand.
Massive forces bent faults below the Canterbury Plains, jolting a sleeping city awake at 4.35am. The other world - that occupied by animals - got an almighty fright too.
The Government has set a deadline of 20 years for assessing 193,000 buildings for earthquake risk and strengthening them.
The board and investors in NZX-listed Goodman Property Trust struck an upbeat note at yesterday's annual meeting in Auckland.
Mount Tongariro has been rattled by numerous small earthquakes in the past few weeks, which could spark an increase in volcanic activity, GNS Science says.
Scientists are debating whether the source of more than 2200 quakes in the Wellington region over the past fortnight is an underwater extension of a South Island fault.
A frenzied hysteria arose in Wellington following the "big one" two weeks ago.
A series of aftershocks have rumbled across central New Zealand this morning, sparked by a strong magnitude 4.9 jolt near Seddon, Marlborough shortly before 1am.
This morning's aftershock in Cook Strait was the largest since the 6.5 tremor a week ago, but no damage has been reported.
GNS scientists are confident a rise in activity at White Island isn't connected to this week's earthquakes in Cook Strait.
Property investor Sir Bob Jones is calling on the Government to ease the financial burden for commercial building owners who are required to earthquake strengthen their properties.
Homeowners who think the only issue with house insurance changes is the likely premium increase need look no further than Christchurch.
Residents have cleared out of a central Wellington street while urgent work is carried out on a quake-damaged carpark lift which could crash down in an aftershock.
Residents have cleared out of a central Wellington street while urgent work is carried out on a quake-damaged carpark lift which could come crashing down in an aftershock.
A quake-damaged carpark lift shaft has forced the closure of a central Wellington street.
Central New Zealand has been rattled by more than 1500 aftershocks in the past week as a previously unknown section of faultline shakes out the last of its stress.
Police say they have identified three people linked to a brazen theft from a Wellington cafe. Meanwhile, work to clean up damaged buildings in Wellington continued.