Initial recording by Geonet put the quake at a depth of 28km, west of Paraparaumu on the Kapiti Coast.

However that has since been revised to a magnitude 4.2 - which caused "light shaking" in the region.

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23 Oct: Several state highways across the central and lower South Island will remain closed overnight

23 Oct: Authorities say people affected by today's ferocious winds should stay cautious into the night

23 Oct: Dozens of houses have lost roofs, there are widespread power cuts, and trees are uprooted everywhere - by fierce winds still buffeting the South Island and lower North

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23 Oct: Several thousand people have lost power across the upper half and west coast of the South Island

23 Oct: A plea to those under rare red weather warnings, to take them seriously

22 Oct: Damaging gales and heavy rain are expected to lash the lower North Island and most of the South Island tomorrow

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