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dc.title: Defining moments in nature : natural events, natural disasters, natural hazards and risk :what are they?, what do they mean?
dc.description: A brochure covering natural events, natural disasters, natural hazards and risk. It asks, 'what are they?' and 'what do they mean?'
Date: 12:00pm 1st August 2008
Tags: Government and Politics

dc.title: Earthquake hazard assessment for Waimate, Mackenzie and part Waitaki districts
dc.description: This report describes the earthquake hazard in Waimate and Mackenzie districts and the part of Waitaki district within Canterbury, and gives details of historic earthquakes. It includes district-scale (1:500,000) active fault, ground shaking zone, liquefaction and landslide susceptibility maps. The report describes earthquake scenarios for a magnitude 7.2-7.4 Ostler Fault earthquake near Twizel, a magnitude 8 Alpine Fault earthquake, and a magnitude 6.9 Hunters Hills Fault Zone earthquake near Waimate. See Object Overview for background and usage information.
Creator(s): Mark Yetton, Ian McCahon
Date: 12:00pm 1st September 2008
Tags: Government and Politics, Environment and Ecology, Geoscience

dc.title: Canterbury region earthquake source identification and characterisation
dc.description: This study updated and superseded Earthquake hazard and risk assessment study Stage 1 Part A: Earthquake source identification and characterisation (Pettinga et al, 1998). It compiled and tabulated all relevant available information on earthquake sources in Canterbury and updated the active faults database with new fault locations and information. See Object Overview for background and usage information.
Creator(s): P Kingsbury, Jarg Pettinga
Date: 1:00pm 1st November 2008
Tags: Government and Politics, Environment and Ecology, Geoscience

dc.title: Earthquake Hazard Assessment for Waimakariri District
dc.description: This report describes the earthquake hazard in Waimakariri district and gives details of historic earthquakes. It includes district-scale (1:250,000) active fault, ground shaking zone, liquefaction and landslide susceptibility maps. See Object Overview for background and usage information.
Creator(s): Mark Yetton, Ian McCahon
Date: 12:00pm 1st May 2009
Tags: Government and Politics, Environment and Ecology, Geoscience

dc.title: Earthquake Hazard Assessment for Kaikoura District
dc.description: This report describes the earthquake hazard in Kaikoura district and gives details of historic earthquakes. It includes district-scale (1:250,000) active fault, ground shaking zone, liquefaction and landslide susceptibility maps. The report describes an earthquake scenario for a magnitude 7.0-7.3 Hope Fault earthquake near Kaikoura, and a subsequent local tsunami.
Creator(s): Mark Yetton, Ian McCahon
Date: 12:00pm 1st June 2009
Tags: Government and Politics, Environment and Ecology, Geoscience

dc.title: General distribution and characteristics of active faults and folds in the Ashburton District, mid-Canterbury
dc.description: This report provides information on the locations and character of active geological faults and folds in Ashburton District. The faults are mapped at a district scale and the information is intended to highlight areas where there is a risk of permanent fault movement at the ground surface, 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). See Object Overview for background and usage information. Most of the faults and folds identified at the ground surface in Ashburton 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.
Creator(s): DJA Barrell, DT Strong
Date: 12:00pm 1st September 2009
Tags: Government and Politics, Environment and Ecology, Geoscience

dc.title: New Zealand Defence Force photograph 001
dc.description: A work party from the Royal New Zealand Navy on the back of a truck in Lyttelton.
Date: 12:20am 27th February 2010
Tags: NZDF, New Zealand Defence Force, Royal New Zealand Navy, RNZN, Navy, Lyttelton, truck, Government and Politics

dc.title: New Zealand Defence Force photograph 002
dc.description: Members of the New Zealand Fire Service spraying water into Lyttelton Harbour.
Date: 1:41pm 31st March 2010
Tags: NZDF, New Zealand Defence Force, Fire Service, Lyttelton Harbour, Government and Politics

dc.title: Assessment of active fault and fold hazards in the Twizel area, Mackenzie District, South Canterbury
dc.description: This report provided information on the location and character of the Ostler Fault Zone near Twizel. The fault traces, and associated recommended fault avoidance zones, were mapped in detail for inclusion in a District Plan Change for the Twizel area. The Ostler Fault Zone was mapped in detail because of the higher likelihood of movement on that fault than others in the district, and the potential for future development across the fault zone because of its proximity to Twizel. See Object Overview for background and usage information. The report recommended that the information be incorporated into the District Plan Change and that site-specific investigations be undertaken before development is allowed within the fault avoidance zones. These recommendations were taken up by Mackenzie District Council.
Creator(s): DJA Barrell
Date: 12:00pm 1st May 2010
Tags: Government and Politics, Environment and Ecology, Geoscience

dc.title: Photo of damage to offices on Pegasus 3rd Floor, taken by Compliance Enforcement (17)
dc.description: Photo of damage to offices on Pegasus 3rd Floor, taken by Compliance Enforcement.
Creator(s): Compliance Enforcement, Environment Canterbury
Date: 12:00pm 9th June 2010
Tags: Government and Politics

dc.title: General distribution and characteristics of active faults and folds in the Mackenzie District
dc.description: 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.
Creator(s): DJA Barrell, DT Strong
Date: 12:00pm 10th June 2010
Tags: Government and Politics, Environment and Ecology, Geoscience