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    More than 2100 people have reported being rattled by a magnitude 4.7 earthquake in the lower North Island, about quarter past 7

    More than 2100 people have reported being rattled by a magnitude 4.7 earthquake in the lower North Island, about quarter past 7



    The quake hit just south-west of Pongaroa, between Masterton and Dannevirke, at a depth of 18-kilometres.

    Most say they felt weak shaking.

    © 2025 Newstalk ZB, NZCity

     Other Environment News
     27 Dec: MetService has issued a severe thunderstorm warning for Timaru and Waimate
     25 Dec: Metservice has issued a severe thunderstorm warning for Waitaki and Dunedin City
     25 Dec: A summer spruce-up for Auckland's Harbour Bridge has been cancelled - with heavy rain on the way later this week
     25 Dec: The West Coast is in for a soaking this Christmas, with heavy rain expected all day
     25 Dec: Aucklanders could be spared from the rain this Christmas despite earlier forecasts
     24 Dec: The South Island's West Coast is set to be lashed by rain this Christmas....for the rest of the country it's a mixed bag
     24 Dec: Most of NZ’s flowering plants grow nowhere else – and Christmas falls in peak blooming season
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     Today's News

    		 Environment:
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     Cricket:
    Why do cricket balls have to be so hard? 13:06

     Basketball:
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     Entertainment:
    Cynthia Erivo thinks the Wicked films have been a "cultural movement" 12:50

     National:
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     National:
    What if we taxed what people spend, not what they earn? 12:36

     Business:
    Retailers are hoping for another sales surge - to keep this season's early momentum moving 12:26

     Soccer:
    Manchester United have outlasted Newcastle 1-nil at Old Trafford to move into fifth on the Premier League football ladder 12:26

     National:
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     Entertainment:
    Prince William has agreed to become patron of the Special Air Service Regimental Association (SASRA) 12:20

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