Raphael Freund: The Hope Fault: A Strike Slip Fault in New Zealand. New Zealand Geological Survey Bulletin, Number 86.

Published by Department of Scientific and Industrial Research, Wellington, 1971

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First Edition. Softcover Condition: very good 49 pages, b/w photos, 2 large coloured folding maps in rear pocket.

New Zealand geology

The Hope Fault is an active strike-slip fault in the northeastern part of South Island, New Zealand. It forms part of the Marlborough fault system, which accommodates the transfer of displacement along the oblique convergent boundary between the Indo-Australian plate and Pacific plate, from the Alpine Fault to the Hikurangi Trough subduction zone.

The Hope Fault branches off from the Alpine Fault south of Hokitika and then runs in a nearly straight line for about 230 kilometres to the east coast of South Island just north of Kaikoura, with an offshore continuation of at least 13 kilometres. It consists of several segments, from the southwest end, the Kelly Fault, then the Hurunui, Hope River, Conway and Seaward segments. It takes its name from the Hope River, which follows the trace of much of the Hope River segment.