Kōrero: Active faults

Ngā whakaahua, ngā rauemi katoa

Mai i te whārangi 1 - What is an active fault?

Active faults in New Zealand

Active faults in New Zealand

The Alpine Fault

The Alpine Fault

Sideways movement on the Hope Fault

Sideways movement on the Hope Fault

Trench across the Ōhariu Fault

Trench across the Ōhariu Fault

The Edgecumbe Fault

The Edgecumbe Fault (1 o 2)

The Edgecumbe Fault

The Edgecumbe Fault (2 o 2)

White Creek Fault, Murchison

White Creek Fault, Murchison

Greendale Fault

Greendale Fault (1 o 2)

Greendale Fault

Greendale Fault (2 o 2)

Mai i te whārangi 2 - Building on or near active faults

House built across a fault

House built across a fault

Wellington Fault crossing Thorndon

Wellington Fault crossing Thorndon

Ostler Fault: simple fault scarp

Ostler Fault: simple fault scarp (1 o 2)

Ostler Fault: complex fault scarp

Ostler Fault: complex fault scarp (2 o 2)

Wellington Fault near Totara Park, Upper Hutt

Wellington Fault near Totara Park, Upper Hutt (1 o 2)

Building near the Wellington Fault

Building near the Wellington Fault (2 o 2)

Alpine Fault in South Westland

Alpine Fault in South Westland (1 o 2)

Alpine Fault offshore from Fiordland

Alpine Fault offshore from Fiordland (2 o 2)

Mai i te whārangi 3 - New Zealand’s longest active faults

The Wellington Fault

The Wellington Fault (1 o 3)

Wellington Fault crossing Wellington

Wellington Fault crossing Wellington (2 o 3)

Wellington Fault in the Hutt Valley

Wellington Fault in the Hutt Valley (3 o 3)

Gerald Lensen, geologist

Gerald Lensen, geologist

The Alpine Fault

The Alpine Fault (1 o 2)

The Alpine Fault

The Alpine Fault (2 o 2)

Tree ring evidence of fault movement

Tree ring evidence of fault movement (1 o 2)

Tree ring growth near the Alpine Fault

Tree ring growth near the Alpine Fault (2 o 2)

The Alpine Fault beside Martyr River, South Westland

The Alpine Fault beside Martyr River, South Westland

Me pēnei te tohu i te whārangi:

Eileen McSaveney, 'Ngā whakaahua, ngā rauemi katoa', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/mi/active-faults/media (accessed 5 June 2023)

He kōrero nā Eileen McSaveney, i tāngia i te 12 Jun 2006, reviewed & revised 1 Aug 2017