GNS Science - Active Faults Database (original) (raw)

The active fault datasets displayed on this website are prepared by the Institute of Geological and Nuclear Sciences Limited (GNS Science). The datasets are:

Changes may be made to the datasets and further areas may be made available periodically, without notification.

The NZ Active Faults Database (NZAFD-AF250 and NZAFD-HighRes) may not be used for commercial purposes.

The Fault Avoidance Zones and Fault Awareness Areas were developed by GNS Science under contract for local and/or regional councils and should be used in conjunction with the associated GNS Science consultancy report. Links to such reports hosted by GNS Science or available on council websites are provided in the webmap pop-ups. Council terms and conditions may apply to the use of those reports.

The layers are visible at different scales depending on the data resolution. NZAFD-AF250 only turns on when zoomed out for viewing at a regional scale. When zoomed in, the detailed NZAFD-HighRes traces, Fault Avoidance Zones and Fault Awareness Areas turn on at levels deemed appropriate for viewing these high-resolution datasets.

The NZAFD-HighRes traces, Fault Avoidance Zones and Fault Awareness Areas are not to be used at a scale less than 1:5000 and NZAFD-AF250 is not to be used at a scale less than 1:100,000. Contact GNS Science if you need more detailed spatial information.

You must acknowledge GNS Science as the source of the NZAFD in any publication.

To credit the use of NZAFD-AF250, we recommend:

Langridge, R.M., Ries, W.F., Litchfield, N.J., Villamor, P., Van Dissen, R.J., Barrell, D.J.A., Rattenbury, M.S., Heron, D.W., Haubrock, S., Townsend, D.B., Lee, J.M., Berryman, K.R., Nicol, A., Cox, S.C., Stirling, M.W. (2016). The New Zealand Active Faults Database. New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics 59: 86-96. https://doi.org/10.1080/00288306.2015.1112818.

Wairarapa Fault