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A magnitude 4.4 earthquake has been recorded in Hawke's Bay

16 July 2020

The 'moderate' quake struck within 5 km of Porangahau just before quarter to two - at a depth of 16 kilometres.

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25 Feb: Three Banks Peninsula properties have been red-stickered - in the wake of last week's severe flooding and landslips

24 Feb: Wellington's mayor says he'd be comfortable swimming on Wellington's southern coast - on current information available

24 Feb: Delving into ‘deep time’: what NZ’s ancient past reveals about its present

23 Feb: A magnitude 7.1 earthquake has stuck 55 kilometres off the coast of Malaysia near Brunei

22 Feb: Fifteen years on from the devastating Christchurch earthquake, belief light may finally be at the end of the tunnel

21 Feb: Central Otago is today moving to a prohibited fire season

21 Feb: Hurricanes returnee Josh Moorby has celebrated his first game back in Super Rugby in style in their campaign-opening win in Wellington

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Law and Order:
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A sharp drop in alcohol production last year - although spirits had a small lift 12:27

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Wellington:
A fruitful fan-funding exercise for injured Wellington Phoenix women's footballer Sabitra Bhandari 11:57

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