The city is exempted from earthquake building rules due to its northerly location, but a study of the Mangatangi Fault has thrown that into question A fault line south of New Zealand’s most populated city, Auckland, is active and could trigger a devastating earthquake new research shows, dispelli...
Source: [Guardian International](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jun/12/auckland-earthquake-mangatangi-fault-new-zealand)