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Introduction  Large earthquakes pose significant risk to life and livelihood in seismically active locations across the globe. Whilst it is widely accepted that earthquake events are responsible for significant economic loss and fatalities, the cascade of secondary hazards instigated by seismic events can be equally,…

NZGS Research Scholarship A rupture of the Wellington Fault is widely considered to be the greatest seismic risk to Aotearoa. A MW 7.5 earthquake has been posited on the Wellington-Hutt Valley segment of the fault, with an estimated probability of 10-15% occurrence in the next…