Press Release – Otago Regional Council The results of a seismic mapping project on the bed of Lake Wnaka have provided further evidence of a likely active fault identified in 2019. The Otago Regional Council (ORC) commissioned NIWA to undertake the mapping in late 2019, after a desk-based …
The results of a seismic mapping project on the bed of Lake Wānaka have provided further evidence of a likely active fault identified in 2019.
The Otago Regional Council (ORC) commissioned NIWA to undertake the mapping in late 2019, after a desk-based review by GNS Science, also commissioned by ORC, identified the likely fault earlier that year.
Tuesday, 23 February 2021, 4:00 pm
The results of a seismic mapping project on the bed of
Lake Wānaka have provided further evidence of a likely
active fault identified in 2019.
The Otago Regional
Council (ORC) commissioned NIWA to undertake the mapping in
late 2019, after a desk-based review by GNS Science, also
commissioned by ORC, identified the likely fault earlier
that year.
The NW Cardrona fault was previously
thought to have run northeast from the Cardrona Valley,
through Albert Town to Hawea. GNS scientists now propose
that the fault runs northwest past the foot of Mt Alpha,
beneath part of the Wanaka township, and out under the
Wednesday, 20 January 2021, 2:22 pm
An Otago Regional Council (ORC) Flood Alert Service
survey which began in December 2020 will close at the end of
January.
The survey aims to find out how best to
communicate with Otago residents about flood information and
updates. While the survey has been open since before
flooding at the start of January, such weather events are a
good reminder of the importance of effective tools for
informing the public.
ORC is asking the communities
across Otago if they are aware of the flood alert service,
and whether they find the service useful if they are
subscribers. Information about flood events and alert