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'We’re just having a bit of an earthquake here, Ryan...,' News Zealand's PM Jacinda Ardern told the host of the show Ryan Bridge, as she, the camera and other things around her shook.

Wellington - New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern was undaunted by an earthquake that struck the capital Wellington on Monday while she was doing a live TV interview, and calmly continued with the programme.

Wellington and nearby areas were shaken by a 5.8 magnitude earthquake with the epicentre 30 km north-west of Levin, a city close to the capital, and at a depth of 37 km, according to Geonet.

 

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