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

Groundwater monitoring bore, superimposed on Geonet’s quake map

The white triangle on the left is the groundwater monitoring bore, superimposed on Geonet’s quake map (GNS Science); the yellow dotted lines are subsurface ruptures; the thick red line is the surface rupture; the green star is the epicentre of the M7.1 earthquake.