The tremor had a depth of around 13 kilometres.

The Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre is urging people to stay observant and exercise normal caution near the sea.

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04 Jul: More weather warnings today for the upper South Island - with a Heavy Rain Watch in effect until 2pm

04 Jul: Chorus is apologising for yesterday's mobile phone and internet outage in Tasman's Golden Bay, which affected 111 calls

04 Jul: Christchurch City Council has taken to the air to understand how storms have changed our coastlines

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