A magnitude 4.5 earthquake has rattled Southland on Sunday morning.
GNS Science says the tremor occurred at 6.21am and was centred 35 kilometres west of Tuatapere at a depth of 5 kilometres.
2 Feb 2014
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- Education Ministry cuts: Roles providing support for disabled kids among those being axed
- National emergency response facing 26 separate inquiries: What have we learned
- Hamilton cars stolen at a rate of six a day
- Media Minister Melissa Lee demoted from Cabinet, Penny Simmonds stripped of portfolio
- Canterbury hospitals on notice to cut spending by $13m by June, leaked documents show