Hikurangi Margin

The Hikurangi Margin is an active fault off the east coast of the North Island of New Zealand. This shows variation in displacement vector of Pacific Plate relative to the Kermadec Plate and Australian Plate along the boundary. The Kermadec Trench label would better read Hikurangi Trench at this position. The Kermadec Plate is not labelled but lies between the labels of the North Island Fault System and the Kermadec Trench in the picture.

The relationship of the Kermadec Plate to its New Zealand portion whose eastern margin is the Hikurangi Subduction Zone and the Tonga Plate.