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New Zealand is in the south-west Pacific Ocean, along the junction between the Pacific and Australian tectonic plates. New magma is erupted along the East Pacific Rise, and the Pacific Plate moves steadily towards New Zealand at a rate of about 40–50 millimetres per year.
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Te Ara - The Encyclopedia of New Zealand
Source: NIWA – National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research
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09 August 2013