A 4.8 quake struck 10 kilometres south of Seddon near the top of the South Island, just before 8:30 this morning, at a depth of 9 kilometres.

It was felt widely in the capital, and as far south as Christchurch.

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02 Oct: Two people have been arrested at the Picton ferry terminal after one was found in possession of methamphetamine

25 Sep: The Police watchdog's found a Motueka officer was justified to drive his patrol car into an armed man

24 Sep: The Department of Conservation is trialing paid car parking at three high-use sites - the West Coast's Punakaiki Pancake Rocks, Franz Josef Glacier and White Horse Hill in Aoraki Mount Cook

22 Sep: It could be months before the full impacts of Nelson business closures start to show

19 Sep: Another jolt to the Nelson community, reeling already from blows to their regional economy

11 Sep: A dolphin has been decapitated on a beach north of Kaikoura

09 Sep: A new open ocean aquaculture farm's anticipated to bring in annual revenue of 350 million dollars when fully operational

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Law and Order:
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Entertainment:
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Soccer:
A trio of superb goals has propelled Bournemouth to a come-from-behind victory in football's Premier League 11:06

Dunedin:
Police have launched a homicide investigation in Dunedin, after a man was found dead at a Great King St property yesterday 10:46

Entertainment:
George Clooney has quipped that his children still like him 10:43

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Law and Order:
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