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A quake described by GeoNet as "strong" shook the lower North Island on Friday morning.
It measured 4.7 and struck 10 km southwest of Pongaroa at a depth of 17km at 7.16am.
Pongaroa is southwest of Hastings and northeast of Wellington.
Felt reports were lodged from the top of the South Island up to around Lake Taupō.
A Waikato University scientist says if there was more storage capacity, it could help keep power prices down during dry winter periods.
Lake snot algae has appeared in three iconic South Island lakes and is causing problems with recreation and water supply.
An accidental fire has virtually destroyed vegetation on an island on Lake Tekapo.
A challenge to swim every lake in the South Island, no matter how cold the water and how hard they are to reach, has brought together a Queenstown swimming club. Members of the Southern Lakes Swimming… Audio
The drought in the Central North Island is really starting to bite for farmers. Lake Taupō sheep farmer Ruby Mulinder spoke to Corin Dann. Audio
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