Wellington's Many Active Faults 

Lived in Makara for about 20 years, now In Tararuas. Scrambled all over those outcrops as a teenager and saw the difference but now understand it. Thankyou. Very interesting.

Wellington certainly has a lot of faults - but some good qualities too😀

I'll never be able to visit New Zealand, but I'm really enjoying these videos.

I really enjoyed the presenters and the format. I learned good info today.

A very comprehensive summary of active Wellington faults, and the role of seismology in understanding and mitigating impacts. I recognized the Pigeon Bush site from one of your previous videos! Thank you again for making these interesting and informative videos.

'Unliquefiable'. I envy their confidence.

Damn this channel! I've got things to do, but there's always "just one more video" to watch. :) A little more seriously, I don't usually binge watch RU-vid channels, but this is the kind of content I love.

When I was climbing etc in scotland, I battled, for years, with the mountain names mostly because of the Gaelic... I am glad, very very glad I didn't emigrate to NZ...those native names are real tongue manglers... Incredible videos people...keep it up and good luck...

Fantastic video as always! Also really nice to see several of the people I know of via journal articles speaking about these hazards; puts a face and voice to them for me at last! ☺

this was fascinating and so informative! Keep up the good work! thanks :)

wonderful video. I cant wait to visit these places again with an understanding of what I am seeing

Great overview vid. Knowing Wellington to a fault.

Having been brought up in Wellington, I have now lived most of my life in Auckland. It is very different here geologically and although I am interested in earthquakes and have always been the focus of "drop, cover, hold" we Aucklanders still practice this every year. Yet one quarter of all New Zealanders (us) live on a thin crustal volcanic zone that has produced vents every few thousand years, Rangitoto being one that Maori can recall from their ancestors. Would it be possible please, to discuss this in a video, what would be the signs of activity, where would it most likely happen, etc. I have seen a video of one in the harbour which would be explosive, but there are also signs of the Panmure Basin, an old crater, swelling up again. Is this possible and how will Aucklanders be warned of an impending eruption when the time comes (eg Civil Defence alarm) and can we prepare for such an event? What should that look like? Thanks!

Aloha hugs 🤗 I am impressed with this channel The measurements with the man with a Drone was cool too

Great info, and an interesting mix of accents!

Subscribed and loving the content

Thanks for that very interesting information

Bit late to the party but I am enjoying this content, fascinating stuff 👍

Another great video :-)

Live that place! Great vid

The Kaikoura quake blocked SH1 and the rail for pretty much 18 months, what would a major Wellington quake do? Spare the thought!

Wow!

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Quite a few active faults sitting in The Beehive.

That looks like a good place to build on stilts with springs. What magnitude are buildings there designed to withstand?

would love to hear a tally of all the historical quakes and eruptions that the Maori have passed on orally.

Love to Welly... I ll be back..

the cycle ride up to the summit of Mt Victoria is an invigorating and refreshing hill climb

Anything on the faults that are a few kilometres offshore running parallel to Porirua and the Kapiti Coast? Over the last year i've noticed more quake activity there. Is it something people on the coast should be concerned about?

No way I would love there

I am guessing the 2 , 4.5 (?) Earth quakes Wellngton regions had in the last couple of weeks happened prior to this being made Which fault ruptured in the Hutt Valley - the 1st of the 2 , and which of the marine faults moved , north of the boulder bank , west of Wellington , as both of these affected other faults around Wellington , to some degree or other .

Wish I can see a lot more like this video in Indonesia ☺

I've known for years about the fault on which the SH1 / SH2 is built. Since this is such a well known fault, what possessed the authorities to build the only transport corridor into the city directly atop this fault? Someone patently did not do their homework, and now the country is at huge risk of its capital being completely cut off of surface access! Is thee a fault running through, next to, or across the Wellington airport?

I hope one time the political power will give a true minister to geologists to help to face the reality for the future of new Zealand to build infrastructure facing a such instable Islands

I experienced the Kaikoura earthquake here in Wellington. I thought that was a major earthquake. Am I wrong?

Hmm...I live on a fault line, on a flood plain in a tsunami zone. Why? Why? Why? 🤔🤔 Excellent video. 👍

Any chance the beehive is on a fault?

This is how RU-vid puts fear up everyone.

Talk about the devil.......

to bitter understand the rusk.......🙄

Are they still using the Australian Plate since Zealandia is already an underwater continent??

By briefly looking at the map, there is a fault running North/South down the centre of Wellington Airport. That could be interesting “one day”!🛬