Thousands of people were jolted by a 5.6-magnitude earthquake near Taupō overnight.
GeoNet said the earthquake, which happened at 11:47pm on Wednesday, was "strong". The quake was 20km southwest of Taupō and 5km deep.
At the time of writing, 5440 people had self-reported to GeoNet as having felt the earthquake. Eleven said it felt extreme, 69 severe, 552 strong, 1151 moderate, 1564 light and 2093 said it was weak.
People reported feeling the shake as far north as Whangārei and Dunedin in the south.
Since the quake, more than a dozen minor tremors have hit the central North Island on Thursday morning.
Taupō Pedal Boats posted on its Facebook page saying two boats were destroyed.
"There seems to have been quite a massive surge of water at the lake last night following the quake/s, which has uplifted our 2 boats from the grass, pulled them into the water & destroyed them, completely," Taupō Pedal Boats said.
Kiwis were quick to report the quake on social media.
"Hey Taupō: you alright?" one person said.
"Eeeek! That was scary!!!" another wrote.
"Good shake tonight at home in the Taupō area and aftershocks are still rolling. Not unexpected as we are in a period that is more active seismically," said another. "As usual, should you feel an earthquake, drop, cover and hold!"
