GeoNet says the tremor caused moderate shaking, with a depth of 35 kilometres.

It says the quake may have been felt in the upper South Island and lower North Island.

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16 Jan: Former Kiwis and Melbourne Storm prop Nelson Asofa-Solomona is donning the gloves for the first of his nine contracted boxing matches tonight, against fellow former league player Jeremy Latimore

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