On 1 July 2025, NIWA merged with GNS Science to become Earth Sciences New Zealand.

Faulting in Pegasus Bay

A map of active and inactive crustal faulting has been produced, with data captured in GIS. From work to date, the data confirm numerous slow-displacement active faults beneath the northern Pegasus Bay region, and other newly discovered, localised faulting closer to Christchurch City.