Images show the future shape of New Zealand if deformation measured between 1994 and 1998 continued unchanged. Graphic does not account for earthquakes meaning the amount of deformation in some areas may not be as large as indicated. courtesy GNS Science.
How NZ would deform over 4 million years
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