Plate Tectonics in New Zealand

1.

New Zealand is on both the Australian and Pacific plate. The Alpine fault runs right through the middle of the country. 

2. It is a transform boundary involving the Australian and Pacific plates. It moves about 30mm per year which is very fast by global standards. The boundary is moving southeast where there is some converging happening.

3. Mountains have pushed up on the south east part and there is a trench forming called Puysegur trench and another one called Kermadec trench.

4. Earthquakes can form near New Zealand also causing tsunamis to hit. 

5. There is a fault called the Ostler fault which goes through both New Zealand and Australia.