Wellington commuter lines will remain closed tomorrow morning with no peak train services or bus replacements operating.

CCTV footage from Four Square store in Kelburn during the 6.5 earthquake that was felt in Wellington.

People recount their experience of the 6.5 earthquake that was felt across New Zealand.

Map of the most recent earthquakes to hit New Zealand.

Wellington and the top of the South Island have been hit by a 6.5 magnitude quake this afternoon.

Wellington and the top of the South Island were hit by a 6.5 magnitude quake on Sunday afternoon. The quake, which was centred 30km east of Seddon, the site of all the seismic activity in the last couple of days, was 11km deep.

Wellington and the top of the South Island have been hit by a 6.5 magnitude quake.

Wellington was shaken by more aftershocks overnight following a "severe" magnitude 5.7 earthquake that rocked the capital.

The magnitude 5.7 earthquake that rocked Wellington yesterday was followed by more than 20 aftershocks and GNS Science says more are to come.

Builders are laying off staff and say they face economic ruin in Christchurch because insurance companies and Fletcher EQR are taking too long to approve earthquake work.

A powerful 7.3-magnitude earthquake has struck off the coast of Antarctica, generating large waves but causing no injuries, seismic experts at Argentina's Orcadas base in Antarctica say.

Hawkes Bay residents were jolted by an earthquake measuring 4.9 on the Richter scale, just before 10am this morning.

Napier property owners given a year to get earthquake risk assessments on their buildings are likely to have the deadline extended another two years because there aren't enough structural engineers to do the work.

Disaster tourism in Christchurch's worst-hit eastern suburbs has been slammed by residents as totally insensitive and exploitative, new research shows.

A 3.4 magnitude earthquake has struck the Coromandel Peninsula this morning.

A lawyer is before the legal profession's disciplinary body for allegedly settling a client's claim without his permission.

Christchurch was shaken awake by a magnitude 3.5 earthquake this morning.

Post-earthquake demand for free legal service at Community Law Canterbury has skyrocketed, making the legal centre the biggest of its kind in the country.

The quake occurred at 5.19am local time (4.19am NZT), 287km southwest of Nuku'alofa, at a depth of 171km.