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Leader Fault | Waiau Wall

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This surface rupture of the Leader Fault, known as the Waiau Wall, impounds a small lake. It appeared during the Kaikōura Earthquake of 14 September 2016 and is one of few remaining faults clearly visible a the surface. Most others have been blurred through erosion processes or human interventions.

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Created
on Wednesday 4 February 2026 by Martin Mergili
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376 visits, CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 DEED license