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Kōrero: Geology – overview

Gondwana

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Gondwana

This reconstruction of the Gondwana supercontinent about 200 million years ago shows the position of New Zealand adjacent to Australia and Antarctica.

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Reference: E. McSaveney and R. Sutherland, New Zealand adrift. 2nd ed. Lower Hutt: Institute of Geological & Nuclear Sciences, 2005

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Eileen McSaveney rāua ko Simon Nathan, Geology – overview – New Zealand’s oldest rocks, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/map/8296/gondwana (accessed 24 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Eileen McSaveney rāua ko Simon Nathan, i tāngia i te 2 March 2009.