By Jim Birchall Last month a fault line capable of producing a magnitude 6.8 earthquake was identified south of Auckland, ...

The Mangatangi Fault, named after a nearby river of the same name, was discovered by geologists from the University of Auckland using a variety of field and remote-sensing techniques. It cuts through ...

A huge earthquake fault line has been found underneath Auckland, New Zealand's largest city. The fault line, just south of ...

The 'Big One' earthquake is usually associated with California. But scientists have warned that it could strike in New Zealand – after finding an active fault line running through the country. Named ...

The city is exempted from earthquake building rules due to its northerly location, but a study of the Mangatangi Fault has thrown that into question ...