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A 3.8 magnitude earthquake has rattled the Whanganui area - just after 4pm

7 August 2025

GeoNet reports it was 10km southeast of the city, at a depth of 24km.

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Other Environment News

23 Aug: The full Hawke's Bay trails network has reopened for the public, after a two-year rebuild from Cyclone Gabrielle

23 Aug: Police have arrested three Greenpeace activists, after they occupied a Talley's bottom trawling vessel in Nelson this morning

23 Aug: The Chatham Island black robin could become a victim of its own success unless more habitat is found

22 Aug: New Zealand authorities have confirmed there's no tsunami risk here after a 7.5 earthquake off South America

21 Aug: Transpower plans to spend 193-million-dollars on a grid upgrade for the upper South Island, as electricity demand grows

20 Aug: Christchurch's new stadium is entering the homestretch

19 Aug: MetService has issued snowfall warnings for several State Highways across the country tonight

Top Stories

RUGBY
All Blacks coach Scott Robertson is pointing to poor execution and ill discipline as the main reasons behind their 29-23 Rugby Championship loss to Argentina in Buenos Aires More...

BUSINESS
The gas crisis, has left one of our largest companies reassessing its options More...

Today's News

Rugby League:
A loss for the Gold Coast Titans, at the hands of the Warriors, has led to a fiery exchange between coach Des Hasler and a journalist 14:57

Business:
The gas crisis, has left one of our largest companies reassessing its options 14:07

Rugby League:
Warriors coach Ron Griffiths is praising the quick progression of winger Payton Takimoana ahead of this afternoon's NRLW clash with the Sharks in Hamilton 13:57

Rugby:
All Blacks coach Scott Robertson is pointing to poor execution and ill discipline as the main reasons behind their 29-23 Rugby Championship loss to Argentina in Buenos Aires 13:47

Law and Order:
Police are asking for the public's help, after a roadside assault in Waikato's Tokoroa 13:27

International:
Welcome to Fairbourne, the Welsh town that could one day be swallowed by the sea 12:57

Rugby:
The Pumas have beaten the All Blacks for the very first time on home soil 12:27

Auckland:
Firefighters are battling a factory fire in Matakana, north of Auckland 11:57

Health & Safety:
New Zealand researchers are working on a vaccine for a virus, with pandemic potential 11:07

Health & Safety:
Medical presumptions are causing Maori to be twice as likely to die, after bowel cancer surgery 10:47

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