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Wellingtonians have reported being jolted in their sofas and beds last night - by a sharp 4.9 magnitude earthquake

7 November 2025

Wellingtonians have reported being jolted in their sofas and beds last night - by a sharp 4.9 magnitude earthquake

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Wellington's been hit with a magnitude 5 quake
	6 Nov 2025: Wellington's been hit with a magnitude 5 quake... more

The number of Southerners without power is down to double digits - nearly two weeks since wild winds cut nearly 25 thousand homes off
	5 Nov 2025: The number of Southerners without power is down to double digits - nearly two weeks since wild winds cut nearly 25 thousand homes off... more

A win for some people in the bottom of the South Island - with power back on for some left in the dark for more than 10 days
	4 Nov 2025: A win for some people in the bottom of the South Island - with power back on for some left in the dark for more than 10 days... more

This year's winning Bird of the Year - karearea is attacking Wellington walkers on a popular bush walk
	4 Nov 2025: This year's winning Bird of the Year - karearea is attacking Wellington walkers on a popular bush walk... more

Whangarei's famous lion park's last seven elderly big cats - are being euthanised this week
	4 Nov 2025: Whangarei's famous lion park's last seven elderly big cats - are being euthanised this week... more

People in Kaikoura are being urged to look for nationally vulnerable Hutton's shearwater birds, which may have crash landed
	4 Nov 2025: People in Kaikoura are being urged to look for nationally vulnerable Hutton's shearwater birds, which may have crash landed... more

The fire is still burning at a house in Wellington's Island Bay - reported just before seven this evening
	3 Nov 2025: The fire is still burning at a house in Wellington's Island Bay - reported just before seven this evening... more

A house fire in Chrischurch's Hoon Hay last night isn't being treated as suspicious
	3 Nov 2025: A house fire in Chrischurch's Hoon Hay last night isn't being treated as suspicious... more

Past fires on Auckland's mountains have once again forced the closure of the mountains over Guy Fawkes
	2 Nov 2025: Past fires on Auckland's mountains have once again forced the closure of the mountains over Guy Fawkes... more

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