The magnitude 3.9 quake was centred 10km east of Lower Hutt, at a depth of 14km.

It struck around 6=30.. with almost 7-and a half thousand people on Geonet reporting they'd felt shaking.

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15 Dec: Wellington Phoenix coach Giancarlo Italiano expects Marco Rojas to play bigger minutes after making his first start of the season

15 Dec: New Zealand have wrested control from England approaching tea on the second day of the third cricket test at Hamilton

15 Dec: The White Ferns intend to get new call-up Bella James ready for the daunting task of facing Australia in the upcoming three-match ODI series, starting on Thursday in Wellington

15 Dec: A cyclist is seriously injured, following a collision with a car on State Highway 6, south of Queenstown

15 Dec: A podium finish for Kiwi triathlete Hayden Wilde in his first Ironman World Championship event in Taupo

15 Dec: One person has died after a motorcycle crashed in Pukekawa between Hamilton and Auckland

15 Dec: A search is underway for a man missing after jumping off a bridge into the Waikato River

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Soccer:
Wellington Phoenix coach Giancarlo Italiano expects Marco Rojas to play bigger minutes after making his first start of the season 15:27

Entertainment:
Chad Michael Murray was ready to quit acting after leaving 'One Tree Hill' 15:24

Cricket:
New Zealand have wrested control from England approaching tea on the second day of the third cricket test at Hamilton 15:17

Cricket:
The White Ferns intend to get new call-up Bella James ready for the daunting task of facing Australia in the upcoming three-match ODI series, starting on Thursday in Wellington 14:57

Entertainment:
Nicole Kidman is "really grateful" for her Golden Globe nomination 14:54

Entertainment:
Cameron Diaz says she and husband Benji Madden "depend on" family therapy 14:24

Law and Order:
Isak Andic, founder of Spanish fashion brand Mango, dies aged 71 14:17

Accident and Emergency:
A cyclist is seriously injured, following a collision with a car on State Highway 6, south of Queenstown 14:07

Entertainment:
Taylor Swift has offered to be Selena Gomez's flower girl 13:54

Cricket:
White Ferns skipper Sophie Devine has commended the resilience of top-order batter Bella James after being named in the one-day squad to take on Australia in a three-match series 13:47

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