The light quake hit 10 kilometres south-west of Waverley, at a depth of 106 kilometres.

Within minutes more than 10-thousand people across central New Zealand had reported feeling it.

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11 Jan: Wet, windy and warm weather is expected to round out the weekend

10 Jan: MetService has issued a severe weather warning for the South Island West Coast

10 Jan: An expected rain deluge and a possible tropical cyclone are posing fresh threats to already hard-hit communities in Queensland's far north

10 Jan: There's still no sign of more Queensland fruit flies, after a single male fly was found in Auckland

10 Jan: A warning that today's heat and wind alerts raise fire risk

10 Jan: Kiwis are being urged to prepare for fire risks amid soaring temperatures today

10 Jan: Records could roll as an Australian heat wave crosses the Tasman

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