List of earthquakes in New Zealand - Wikipedia List of earthquakes in New Zealand Major active fault zones of New Zealand showing variation in displacement vector along the Pacific -- Indo - Australian plate boundary ( left ) and the distribution of earthquakes ( magnitude 5 or greater ) This is a list of large earthquakes that have occurred in New Zealand. Only earthquakes with a magnitude of 6.0 or greater are listed, except for a few that had a moderate impact. Aftershocks are not included, unless they were of great significance or contributed to a death toll, such as the M 6.3 2011 Christchurch earthquake and the M 7.3 aftershock to the 1931 Hawke 's Bay earthquake. Earthquakes occur frequently in New Zealand as the country is situated in the collision zone between the Indo - Australian and Pacific tectonic plates, part of the Pacific Basin Ring of Fire, where many earthquakes and volcanoes occur. Most events occur along the main ranges running from Fiordland in the southwest to East Cape in the northeast. This axis follows the boundary between the Indo - Australian and Pacific plates. Large earthquakes are less common along the central Alpine Fault, where the plates are not subducting and the forces are accommodated in different ways. The largest city within the highest - risk zone is the nation 's capital, Wellington, followed by Hastings then Napier. All these cities have experienced severe earthquakes since European settlement. About 14,000 earthquakes occur in and around the country each year, of which between 150 and 200 are big enough to be felt. As a result, New Zealand has very stringent building regulations. Quite early on, European settlers were faced with the reality of earthquakes in their new home. On 26 May 1840, the new settlement at Port Nicholson was struck by the first of a number of earthquakes and tremors. Early settlers learned fairly quickly the importance of using appropriate building methods in an earthquake - prone country. The 1848 earthquake, centred in Marlborough, caused great damage to the brick and masonry buildings in Wellington, and the city was rebuilt mainly in wood ; consequently it suffered comparatively little damage in the 8.2 magnitude earthquake of 1855, which lifted the land 2 -- 3m. Many buildings in Hastings and Napier were damaged in the 1931 Hawke 's Bay earthquake. New building regulations meant that any new buildings constructed afterwards attempted to take earthquake shaking into account in building design. Contents 1 Pre-19th century 2 19th century 3 1900 -- 1949 4 1950 -- 1999 5 2000 -- 2009 6 2010 -- present 7 See also 8 References 9 External links Pre-19th century Date Location Region Magnitude ( M ) Magnitude ( M ) Depth Latitude Longitude Fatalities Further information 1100 Alpine Fault South Island 7.6 -- 8.3 1460 Wellington Region Wellington 8.0 8.0 25 km 41.39 ° S 174.80 ° E 1610 - 20 Alpine Fault South Island 7.6 -- 8.3 1717 Alpine Fault South Island 8.1 19th century Information for earthquakes before 1840 are later estimates. Date Location Region Magnitude ( M ) Magnitude ( M ) Depth Latitude Longitude Fatalities Further information 1815 New Plymouth Taranaki 7.0 25 km 38.99 ° S 174.00 ° E 1817 Fiordland South Island 7.0 25 km 45.99 ° S 167.00 ° E 1826 Fiordland South Island 8.0 8.0 25 km 44.99 ° S 167.00 ° E 1835 South Auckland Auckland 7.0 25 km 36.99 ° S 175.00 ° E Apparently a large shallow earthquake followed by aftershocks. Evidence rests on a single report that has so far not been verified 1838 Waitotara Forest Manawatu 7.0 25 km 39.39 ° S 176.10 ° E 26 May 1840 Paraparaumu Wellington 6.0 25 km 41.00 ° S 175.00 ° E 8 Jul 1843 Near Taihape Manawatu 7.6 7.6 12 km 39.59 ° S 176.20 ° E 1843 Wanganui earthquake 13 Jul 1846 Snares Islands Southland 6.3 25 km 47.00 ° S 166.00 ° E 19 Nov 1846 Karamea West Coast 6.5 25 km 41.00 ° S 172.00 ° E 4 Dec 1846 Wellington Wellington 6.0 25 km 41.00 ° S 174.50 ° E 16 Oct 1848 Blenheim Marlborough 7.4 7.8 12 km 41.89 ° S 173.60 ° E 1848 Marlborough earthquake 27 Jul 1851 Motueka Tasman 6.0 25 km 41.00 ° S 173.00 ° E 23 Jan 1855 Lake Wairarapa Wairarapa 8.2 8.2 33 km 41.198 ° S 175.20 ° E 9 1855 Wairarapa earthquake 23 Feb 1863 Waipukurau Hawke 's Bay 7.5 25 km 40.00 ° S 176.50 ° E 1863 Hawke 's Bay earthquake 19 Oct 1868 Cape Farewell Tasman 7.2 12 km 40.20 ° S 173.00 ° E Felt throughout Central New Zealand 5 Jun 1869 Christchurch Canterbury 4.7 -- 5.7 5 km 43.55 ° S 172.60 ° E 1869 Christchurch earthquake 18 Jul 1876 Palmerston North Manawatu 6.8 50 km 40.19 ° S 175.80 ° E Felt strongly in Palmerston North 25 Jun 1881 Palmerston North Manawatu 6.7 33 km 40.39 ° S 175.60 ° E Felt strongly in Palmerston North 5 Dec 1881 Castle Hill Canterbury 6.0 12 km 43.13 ° S 171.77 ° E Damaged stone buildings in Christchurch, including ChristChurch Cathedral 1 Sep 1888 Lewis Pass Canterbury 7.0 7.1 12 km 42.59 ° S 172.55 ° E 1888 North Canterbury earthquake 23 Jun 1891 Port Waikato Auckland 6.2 12 km 37.43 ° S 174.43 ° E Felt in Auckland / Waikato 12 Feb 1893 Nelson Tasman Bay 6.7 70 km 40.99 ° S 173.80 ° E Felt throughout Central New Zealand 18 Aug 1895 Taupo Bay of Plenty 6.0 12 km 38.80 ° S 176.80 ° E Felt throughout Central New Zealand 8 Dec 1897 Wanganui Manawatu 6.5 40 km 39.99 ° S, 175.00 ° E Felt throughout North Island, Strong in Wanganui 1900 -- 1949 Date Location Region Magnitude ( M ) Magnitude ( M ) Depth Latitude Longitude Fatalities Further information 16 Nov 1901 Cheviot North Canterbury 6.8 12 km 42.74 ° S 173.35 ° E 1901 Cheviot earthquake 9 Aug 1904 Cape Turnagain Hawke 's Bay 7.0 7.2 16 km 40.40 ° S 176.40 ° E 1904 Cape Turnagain earthquake 7 Oct 1914 East Cape Gisborne 6.6 12 km 37.80 ° S 178.20 ° E Felt throughout eastern North Island 22 Nov 1914 Tauranga Bay of Plenty 7.3 300 km 37.49 ° S 176.50 ° E Felt throughout North Island 1 May 1917 Raoul Island Kermadec Islands 8.0 50 km 29.00 ° S 177.00 ° W Felt throughout New Zealand 6 Aug 1917 Castlepoint Manawatu 6.8 12 km 40.80 ° S 176.00 ° E Felt throughout North Island 3 Nov 1918 Puysegur Trench South of New Zealand 6.8 50 km 47.00 ° S 165.40 ° E Felt throughout Southland 29 Jun 1921 Kaweka Forest Hawke 's Bay 7.0 80 km 39.29 ° S 176.40 ° E Felt throughout North Island 25 Dec 1922 Motunau North Canterbury 6.4 20 km 42.99 ° S 173.00 ° E Felt throughout Upper half of South Island 9 Mar 1929 Arthur 's Pass Canterbury 7.0 12 km 42.83 ° S 171.83 ° E 1929 Arthur 's Pass earthquake 17 Jun 1929 Murchison West Coast 7.3 7.8 20 km 41.69 ° S 172.20 ° E 17 1929 Murchison earthquake 23 Jun 1929 Murchison West Coast 6.5 12 km 41.78 ° S 172.32 ° E 12 Feb 1930 Porangahau Hawke 's Bay 6.2 33 km 40.39 ° S 176.55 ° E Felt throughout lower half of North Island 3 Feb 1931 North of Napier Hawke 's Bay 7.4 7.8 20 km 39.29 ° S 177.00 ° E 256 1931 Hawke 's Bay earthquake 13 Feb 1931 East of Napier Hawke 's Bay 7.3 30 km 39.55 ° S 177.31 ° E Aftershock to M 7.4 event 16 Sep 1932 Wairoa Hawke 's Bay 6.9 12 km 38.95 ° S 177.59 ° E Caused further damage to the already devastated Hawke 's Bay. 5 Mar 1934 Pahiatua Manawatu 7.2 12 km 40.54 ° S 176.29 ° E 1934 Pahiatua earthquake 15 Mar 1934 Wairoa Hawke 's Bay 6.3 25 km 39.31 ° S 177.23 ° E Felt strongly in Hawke 's Bay and Gisborne 24 May 1936 Whakatane Bay of Plenty 6.5 150 km 37.99 ° S 177.00 ° E Felt in North Island 16 Dec 1938 Fiordland Southland 7.0 60 km 44.99 ° S 167.00 ° E Felt throughout South Island 11 Feb 1939 Fiordland Southland 7.0 25 km 45.00 ° S 167.50 ° E Felt throughout South Island 26 Feb 1940 Hastings Hawke 's Bay 6.0 25 km 39.50 ° S 176.50 ° E Felt throughout North Island 24 Jun 1942 Masterton Wairarapa 6.9 12 km 40.96 ° S 175.69 ° E June 1942 Wairarapa earthquake 1 Aug 1942 Masterton Wairarapa 6.8 40 km 41.01 ° S 175.52 ° E August 1942 Wairarapa earthquake 17 Feb 1943 Te Anau Southland 6.5 123 km 45.29 ° S 168.00 ° E Felt throughout South Island 2 Aug 1943 Te Anau Southland 6.1 33 km 45.64 ° S 166.67 ° E Felt throughout South Island 2 Sep 1945 Stewart Island Southland 6.5 12 km 47.47 ° S, 166.12 ° E Felt throughout Southland and Otago 26 Jun 1946 Lake Coleridge Canterbury 6.5 12 km 43.30 ° S 171.47 ° E Mainshock 26 Mar 1947 Offshore Poverty Bay Gisborne 7.1 38.55 ° S 178.42 ° E 1947 Gisborne earthquakes and tsunami 17 May 1947 Offshore Tolaga Bay Gisborne 7.1 38.21 ° S 178.60 ° E 1947 Gisborne earthquakes and tsunami 22 May 1948 Hanmer Springs North Canterbury 6.4 12 km 42.49 ° S 173.00 ° E Mainshock 22 May 1948 Cheviot North Canterbury 6.2 12 km 42.83 ° S 173.05 ° E Separate event triggered by the M 6.4 earthquake 5 minutes prior 9 Feb 1949 Hawera Taranaki 6.4 199 km 39.67 ° S 174.35 ° E Felt throughout North Island 1950 -- 1999 Date Location Region Magnitude ( M ) Magnitude ( M ) Depth Latitude Longitude Fatalities Further information 10 Feb 1951 Porangahau Hawke 's Bay 6.1 33 km 40.21 ° S 177.04 ° E Felt throughout North Island 24 Jun 1951 Toaroa Junction Manawatu 6.3 33 km 39.45 ° S 176.20 ° E Felt throughout North Island 29 Sep 1953 Tauranga Bay of Plenty 7.2 273 km 37.59 ° S 176.48 ° E Felt throughout North Island 27 Feb 1955 Raoul Island Kermadec Islands 7.8 18 km 28.40 ° S 175.37 ° W Felt in the East half of North Island 29 Dec 1956 Matawai Gisborne 6.1 6.1 33 km 39.72 ° S 176.87 ° E Felt strongly along the East Coast of the North Island 31 Jan 1958 Waipawa Hawke 's Bay 6.1 12 km 30.30 ° S 177.50 ° E 14 Sep 1959 Raoul Island Kermadec Islands 7.8 35 km 28.82 ° S 177.07 ° W Felt in the East half of North Island 28 Mar 1960 Mokau Taranaki 6.6 237 km 39.04 ° S 174.81 ° E Doublet earthquake to 6.5 event 28 Mar 1960 Mokau Taranaki 6.5 209 km 39.04 ° S 174.77 ° E Doublet earthquake to 6.6 event 25 May 1960 Milford Sound Southland 6.3 12 km 44.17 ° S 167.72 ° E 27 Dec 1961 Martinborough Wellington 6.2 12 km 41.51 ° S 176.11 ° E Struck offshore, 65 km east of Martinborough 18 Dec 1963 Raoul Islands Kermadec Islands 7.7 35 km 24.77 ° S 176.52 ° W Felt in the East half of North Island 11 April 1965 Kaikoura North Canterbury 6.1 12 km 42.76 ° S 173.87 ° E Felt in Kaikoura / North Canterbury 21 May 1965 George Sound Southland 6.4 101 km 44.94 ° S 167.36 ° E 4 Mar 1966 Gisborne East Cape 6.0 33 km 38.73 ° S 178.11 ° E Felt in Gisborne 23 April 1966 Cook Strait Marlborough 5.8 5.8 12 km 41.64 ° S 174.54 ° E Caused damage in Wellington 24 May 1968 Inangahua Junction West Coast 6.7 7.1 12 km 41.75 ° S 172.04 ° E 1968 Inangahua earthquake 6 Jan 1973 Taupo Waikato 7.0 163 km 39.03 ° S 175.26 ° E Felt throughout New Zealand 5 May 1976 Milford Sound Southland 6.6 12 km 44.67 ° S 167.38 ° E 15 Jan 1976 Raoul Island Kermadec Islands 7.8 43 km 29.21 ° S 177.63 ° W Foreshock to M 8.2 event 15 Jan 1976 Raoul Island Kermadec Islands 8.2 31 km 29.17 ° S 177.31 ° W Main shock 18 Jan 1977 Cook Strait Marlborough 6.0 33 km 41.84 ° S 174.58 ° E 12 Oct 1979 Puysegur Trench South of New Zealand 6.5 12 km 46.70 ° S 166.03 ° E 31 Dec 1984 White Island Bay of Plenty 6.3 12 km 36.59 ° S 177.55 ° E Felt around the Bay of Plenty 21 Oct 1986 Raoul Island Kermadec Islands 8.3 33 km 28.15 ° S 176.29 ° W Felt throughout New Zealand 2 Mar 1987 Edgecumbe Bay of Plenty 6.1 6.5 10 km 37.88 ° S 176.80 ° E 1987 Edgecumbe earthquake 4 Jun 1988 Te Anau Southland 6.1 73 km 45.12 ° S 167.29 ° E 24 May 1989 Puysegur Trench South of New Zealand 8.2 Felt in the South Island 31 May 1989 Doubtful Sound Southland 6.1 23 km 45.33 ° S 166.87 ° E 13 May 1990 Weber Manawatu 6.2 6.4 29 km 40.42 S 176.47 ° E Mainshock 28 Jan 1991 Buller Ranges West Coast 6.1 9.9 km 41.90 ° S 171.65 ° E Foreshock to M 6.3 event 29 Jan 1991 Buller Ranges West Coast 6.3 17.3 km 41.90 ° S 171.72 ° E Mainshock 8 Sep 1991 South Taranaki Bight Manawatu 6.3 86 km 40.24 ° S 175.16 ° E Felt throughout North Island 27 May 1992 Wairau Valley Marlborough 6.8 79 km 41.60 ° S 173.66 ° E Felt in Central New Zealand 21 June 1992 White Island Bay of Plenty 6.1 5 km 37.57 ° S 176.82 ° E Felt in Bay of Plenty 10 Aug 1993 Secretary Island Southland 6.7 7.0 5 km 45.21 ° S 166.70 ° E Felt as far away as Australia 10 Aug 1993 Gisborne East Cape 6.3 45 km 38.52 ° S 177.90 ° E Felt strongly in Gisborne. 11 Apr 1993 Hastings Hawke 's Bay 6.1 37 km 39.72 ° S 176.71 ° E Felt strongly throughout Hawke 's Bay 18 Jun 1994 Arthur 's Pass Canterbury 6.7 6.7 4 km 43.00 ° S 171.47 ° E Mainshock 19 Jun 1994 Lake Coleridge Canterbury 6.1 5 km 43.16 ° S, 171.47 ° E Triggered from the M 6.7 Arthur 's Pass event 24 Nov 1995 Arthur 's Pass Canterbury 6.3 7 km 42.95 ° S, 171.81 ° E Felt strongly in the South Island 6 Feb 1995 NE of New Zealand East Cape 7.0 12 km 37.7 ° 7S 179.68 ° E Mainshock 10 Feb 1995 NE of New Zealand East Cape 6.6 12 km 37.92 ° 7S 179.51 ° E 25 May 1997 Raoul Island Kermadec Islands 7.9 339 km 33.61 ° S 177.80 ° E Felt throughout North Island and upper half of South Island 20 Apr 1998 Taumaranui Manawatu 6.7 232 km 39, 02S 174.92 ° E Felt throughout the North Island 25 Oct 1999 Taupo Waikato 7.0 160 km 38.56 S 175.91 ° E Felt throughout New Zealand 2000 -- 2009 Date Location Region Magnitude ( M ) Magnitude ( M ) Depth Latitude Longitude Fatalities Further information 15 Aug 2000 L'Esperance Rock Kermadec Islands 7.6 436 km 31.94 ° S 178.55 ° E Felt in Christchurch 1 Nov 2000 Fiordland Southland 6.2 9 km 45.12 ° S 166.95 ° E 21 Aug 2001 NE of New Zealand East Cape 7.1 7.1 33 km 36.98 ° S 179.16 ° E Felt in the Gisborne area 21 Oct 2001 NE of New Zealand East Cape 6.3 12 km 36.89 ° S 179.86 ° E Felt in the Gisborne area 8 Dec 2001 Haast West Coast 6.2 5 km 44.11 ° S 168.60 ° E Mainshock 22 Aug 2003 Fiordland Southland 7.0 7.2 24 km 45.19 ° S, 166.83 ° E Felt throughout South Island 22 Nov 2004 Puysegur Trench South of New Zealand 7.1 7.0 12 km 46.57 ° S 165.08 ° E Reportedly felt as far north as Hamilton. 14 Mar 2005 Opunake Manawatu - Wanganui 6.4 154 km 40.17 ° S 173.63 ° E Felt strongly throughout central New Zealand 16 May 2006 L'Esperance Rock Kermadec Islands 7.5 7.4 150 km 31.56 ° S, 179.30 ° W Felt in East half of New Zealand 16 May 2006 Raoul Island Kermadec Islands 7.1 33 km 31.98 ° S, 177.21 ° W Felt in East half on North Island 16 Oct 2007 Fiordland Southland 6.7 6.7 5 km 44.72 ° S 167.39 ° E Felt lower half of South Island 9 Dec 2007 Raoul Island Kermadec Islands 7.8 152 km 25.99 ° S 177.51 ° W Felt in East half of New Zealand 20 Dec 2007 Gisborne East Cape 6.7 6.6 44 km 38.89 ° S 178.44 ° E 2007 Gisborne earthquake 25 Aug 2008 Hastings Hawke 's Bay 5.9 31 km 39.71 ° S 176.85 ° E 2008 Hastings earthquake 15 Jul 2009 Puysegur Trench South of New Zealand 6.1 33 km 46.07 ° S 165.75 ° E Felt throughout Southland and Otago 15 Jul 2009 Dusky Sound Southland 7.8 12 km 45.76 ° S 166.58 ° E 2009 Fiordland earthquake 2010 -- present Date Location Region Magnitude ( M ) Magnitude ( M ) Magnitude ( M ) Depth Latitude Longitude Fatalities Further information 4 Sep 2010 Darfield Canterbury 7.1 7.0 6.4 11 km 43.52 ° S 172.16 ° E 2010 Canterbury earthquake 22 Feb 2011 Christchurch Canterbury 6.3 6.1 6.1 6 km 43.58 S 172.67 E 185 2011 Christchurch earthquake 13 Jun 2011 Christchurch Canterbury 6.4 5.9 6.0 7 km 43.56 ° S 172.73 ° E June 2011 Christchurch earthquake 5 Jul 2011 Taupo Waikato 6.5 5.5 5.4 153 km 38.65 ° S 175.70 ° E Felt throughout New Zealand. 7 Jul 2011 Raoul Island Kermadec Islands 7.6 7.6 7.0 20 km 29.31 ° S 176.20 ° W Felt as far away as Christchurch. 22 Oct 2011 Raoul Island Kermadec Islands 7.3 7.4 6.5 33 km 28.99 ° S 176.18 ° W Felt in eastern half of the North Island. 23 Dec 2011 Christchurch Canterbury 6.0 5.9 5.7 7 km 43.52 ° S 172.74 ° E Caused damage in the Christchurch region. 3 Jul 2012 South Taranaki Bight Taranaki 6.5 6.3 5.9 254 km 40.00 ° S 173.75 ° E 2012 Opunake earthquake 21 Jul 2013 Cook Strait Marlborough 6.5 6.5 6.1 17 km 41.61 ° S 174.33 ° E 2013 Seddon earthquake 16 Aug 2013 Lake Grassmere Marlborough 6.6 6.5 6.0 8 km 41.73 ° S 174.15 ° E 2013 Lake Grassmere earthquake 16 Aug 2013 Lake Grassmere Marlborough 6.0 5.9 5.8 8 km 41.67 ° S 174.26 ° E Largest aftershock to 2013 Lake Grassmere earthquake 20 Jan 2014 Eketahuna Wairarapa 6.2 6.1 5.8 34 km 40.62 ° S 175.85 ° E 2014 Eketahuna earthquake 13 Oct 2014 Fiordland Southland 6.2 5.8 5.4 9 km 46.29 ° S 165.87 ° E 14 Oct 2014 NE of Whakatane Bay of Plenty 6.5 5.7 82 km 34.90 ° S 179.65 ° E 17 Nov 2014 NE of Gisborne Gisborne 6.5 6.7 6.2 22 km 37.68 ° S 179.68 ° E Felt strongly across the North Island 6 Jan 2015 W of Arthur 's Pass 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Henderson, J ( 1937 ) ; The West Nelson Earthquakes of 1929, Bulletin No. 55 of Department of Scientific and Industrial Research ( Wellington, Government Printer ) External links Geonet : NZ 's geological hazard monitoring system GNS Science : NZ Government research site Simulation of a Magnitude 8.4 Megathrust Quake in New Zealand -- GNS Science Earthquakes in New Zealand Pre-colonisation 1100 Alpine Fault 1460 Wellington 1600s Alpine Fault 1717 Alpine Fault 1815 New Plymouth 1817 Fiordland 1826 Fiordland 1835 Manukau 1838 Waitotara Forest 19th century 1843 Wanganui † 1848 Marlborough † 1855 Wairarapa † 1863 Hawke 's Bay 1868 Cape Farewell 1869 Christchurch 1888 North Canterbury 20th century 1901 Cheviot † 1904 Cape Turnagain 1921 Kaweka Forest 1929 Arthur 's Pass 1929 Murchison † 1931 Hawke 's Bay † 1934 Pahiatua † June 1942 Wairarapa August 1942 Wairarapa † 1947 Gisborne 1968 Inangahua † 1979 Invercargill 1986 Raoul Island 1987 Edgecumbe 21st century 2003 Fiordland 2007 Gisborne 2009 Fiordland 2010 Canterbury February 2011 Christchurch † June 2011 Christchurch † 2013 Seddon 2014 Eketahuna 2016 Christchurch 2016 Te Araroa 2016 Kaikoura † Related articles Canterbury Earthquake Response and Recovery Act 2010 Earthquake Commission † indicates earthquake known to have resulted in fatalities Seismic faults of New Zealand North Island North Island Fault System Mohaka Fault Ruahine Fault Waimana Fault Waiohau Fault Wairarapa Fault Wellington Fault Whakatane Fault South Island Alpine Fault Marlborough Fault System Awatere Fault Clarence Fault Elliott Fault Hope Fault Hundalee Fault Kekerengu Fault Wairau Fault Canterbury Fault System Christchurch Fault Greendale Fault Port Hills Fault Other Oceanic Faults Kermadec - Tonga subduction zone ( Hikurangi Margin Hikurangi Trench Kermadec Trench ) Macquarie Fault List of earthquakes in New Zealand Pacific Plate Indo - Australian Plate Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_earthquakes_in_New_Zealand&oldid=836582534 '' Categories : Earthquakes in New Zealand Geology of New Zealand Lists of earthquakes by country New Zealand history - related lists Lists of disasters in New Zealand Tsunamis in New Zealand New Zealand geology - related lists Hidden categories : CS1 maint : Uses authors parameter CS1 : Julian -- Gregorian uncertainty Use dmy dates from May 2012 Use New Zealand English from May 2012 All Wikipedia articles written in New Zealand English Talk Contents About Wikipedia Deutsch Русский Suomi Edit links This page was last edited on 15 April 2018, at 17 : 31. 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