New Zealand earthquake shaking the building captured by cameras during a press conference. New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern stunned as the conference hall began shaking around her. Footage shows Adern standing on the podium and asked a journalist to repeat the question. “Oh sorry, a slight distraction. Would you mind repeating the question?” she asked.
No loss of life or property reported in the 5.9 magnitude earthquake that occurred 35 kilometers southwest of the town of Taumarunui on the North Island of New Zealand.