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WELLINGTON—New Zealand's Ministry of Civil Defense and Emergency Management issued a marine threat for the country's North Island after a magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck in the Kermadec Islands region in the southern Pacific Ocean early Thursday morning New Zealand time.

Tsunami Approaches New Zealand Rebeca Howard 2011

Among other markets, Singapore's Straits Times Index added 0.5%, New Zealand's NZX-50 was flat, Malaysia's KLCI was flat, Taiwan's Taiex shed 0.6%, Indonesian shares were up 0.8%, India's Sensex added 0.6%, Philippine shares slid 0.5% and Thailand's SET rose 0.6%.

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Reuters New Zealand's Daniel Vettori plays a shot during the match.

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New Zealand's Civil Defense office warned people to stay off beaches and stay out of the water until the tsunami passed.

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Japanese beverage companies Asahi Breweries Ltd. and Suntory Holdings Ltd. submitted competing bids for a stake in New Zealand's Independent Liquor, a manufacturer and distributor of alcoholic beverages, that could fetch up to ¥90 billion yen $1.12 billion, people familiar with the matter said Friday.

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Associated Press New Zealand's Daniel Vettori plays a shot during the match.

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New Zealand's earthquake commission cops the first NZ$100,000, with any amount above that going to insurers.

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Hopes have faded of finding more survivors in the collapsed downtown towers of New Zealand's quake-shattered Christchurch, as officials said the death toll rose to 98 with grave fears for more than 200 missing.

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Reuters New Zealand's Jesse Ryder walked off the field after he was dismissed by Australia's Mitchell Johnson.

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To help him oversee the staggered planting, he has hired Cameron Roucher, one of New Zealand's most highly rated viticulturists.

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