The Hikurangi subduction margin, New Zealand, has not experienced any significant (> Mw
7.2) subduction interface earthquakes since historical records began∼ 170 years ago …

This paper is an introduction to and an overview of papers presented in the Special Issue of
Marine Geology “Methane seeps at the Hikurangi Margin, New Zealand”. In 2006 and 2007 …

The GPS velocity field in the North Island of New Zealand is dominated by the long‐term
tectonic rotation of the eastern North Island and elastic strain from stress buildup on the …

Slow slip events (SSEs) accommodate a significant proportion of tectonic plate motion at
subduction zones, yet little is known about the faults that actually host them. The shallow …

The imbricated frontal wedge of the central Hikurangi subduction margin is characteristic of
wide (ca. 150 km), poorly drained and over pressured, low taper (∼ 4°) thrust systems …

Deformation across the active Hikurangi subduction margin, New Zealand, including
shortening, extension, vertical‐axis rotations, and strike‐slip faulting in the upper plate, has …

Despite convergent margins being unstable systems, most reports of huge submarine slope
failure have come from oceanic volcanoes and passive margins. Swath bathymetry and …

Multibeam echosounders are becoming widespread for the purposes of seafloor bathymetry
map**, but the acquisition and the use of seafloor backscatter measurements, acquired …

Shallow slow slip events have been well documented offshore Gisborne at the northern
Hikurangi subduction margin, New Zealand, and are associated with tectonic tremor …

The Cook Strait sector of the Hikurangi Margin contains several canyons including New
Zealand's largest canyon, the multi-branched shelf-indenting Cook Strait Canyon. The …