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House built across a fault

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House built across a fault

Bluff Station cottage straddled the Kēkerengū Fault. During the 2016 Kaikōura earthquake the house was destroyed as the foundations went one way and the house was dragged 8 metres the other way.

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Radio New Zealand – Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa

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Eileen McSaveney, Active faults – Building on or near active faults, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/4354/house-built-across-a-fault (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Eileen McSaveney, published 2 March 2009.