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The Wellington Fault

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The Wellington Fault

Extending northwards from Cook Strait (lower left), the Wellington Fault cuts across the Wellington region and along the western edge of the harbour and the Hutt Valley.

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Chris Maclean, Wellington places – Wellington City, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/13405/the-wellington-fault (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Chris Maclean, published 3 March 2009, updated 1 March 2016.