A crack running through a tar-sealed surface.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Extensive damage to the road surface in Raven Quay, Kaiapoi".
A large crack running through the surface of Bridge Street on the approach to the bridge.
People examine large cracks running through the surface of Bridge Street on the approach to the bridge.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Sam Bowen (9) explores the huge cracks in the road surface in Raven Quay, Kaiapoi".
A large crack running through the surface of Bridge Street on the approach to the bridge. In the background a man is photographing cracks in the road.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Christchurch scenes after the 7.1 magnitude earthquake. The hockey surface at Porritt Park in Avondale/Wainoni".
This report provides information on the locations and character of active geological faults and folds in Mackenzie District. The faults are mapped at a district scale and the information is intended to highlight areas where there is a risk of fault movement, and where more detailed investigations should be done if development is proposed in that area(depending on the potential activity of the fault and the type of development proposed). Most of the faults and folds identified at the ground surface in Mackenzie District are in rural or very sparsely populated areas. In addition, most of the faults have relatively long recurrence intervals (long-term average time between fault movements) in the order of several thousand years. Following the Ministry for the Environment Active Fault Guidelines, normal residential development would be allowed on or near faults with recurrence intervals this long. There are no recommendations associated with this report. The information in the report will be reviewed as required, after the remaining district reports are completed in the region. See Object Overview for background and usage information.