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Two dead in New Zealand as powerful earthquakes shake South Island

View from above of Queensland in New Zealand

A series of aftershocks have hit New Zealand after a magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck near Kaikoura - 93 miles from Christchurch - just after midnight.

The earthquake killed at least two people - one in Kaikoura and another in a nearby ski resort; it has damaged buildings and infrastructure - including in Wellington.

A second magnitude 6.3 earthquake

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