Geonet reports a 4.3 magnitude earthquake has rocked the city just before 7.30 this morning.

It was felt as far as Blenheim, and locals are reporting hearing it coming, before a loud bang and jolt.

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02 Apr: Two separate crashes are causing delays in Napier, including one that's left a person seriously injured

02 Apr: Four helicopters have flown four patients to hospital - after a crash between a car and a van in South Taranaki, at Matapu

02 Apr: Commuters from North Canterbury to Christchurch are being warned of significant delays - as emergency crews respond to three separate crashes on the Northern Motorway

02 Apr: Two people are injured -- one critically -- after a crash north-west of Auckland, on Old North Road, at Waimauku

02 Apr: Enquiries are continuing into the unexplained death of a man outside a property in the Wellington suburb of Northland yesterday morning

01 Apr: More than 2,000 people killed in Myanmar earthquake disaster as rescue efforts continue

01 Apr: Famous Canterbury pie shop Sheffield Pies has closed its doors for the day, confirming a customer died outside this morning - when hit by a ute

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