500-people have reported feeling weak to moderate shaking from the quake, 45 kilometres north of Te Anau at a depth of 92 kilometres, shortly after 10am.

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02 Nov: Firefighters have put out a large blaze at a commercial property in Auckland's Orewa overnight

01 Nov: Thousands of PowerNet customers remain cut off in the lower South Island - a week after a severe storm downed much of its network

01 Nov: A warning for hikers as the Great Walks summer season begins

01 Nov: Trump wants to resume US nuclear weapons testing. This is what it could look like

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