How should I use this ranking for property research?

Use the ranking as a screening step for Bay of Plenty. Save realistic areas to your shortlist, compare the strongest pair, and open suburb detail pages before relying on one result.

Does the top ranked area mean it is the best choice?

No. Rankings are a shortlist input, not a final recommendation. Check price history, rent, income, population, local services, source freshness, and current listings before making a decision.

How current is the ranking data?

QuickProperty uses processed public-source datasets and refreshes automated sources where available. Use the suburb detail page source panels to see which signals are current, estimated, or missing for a specific area.

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Ranking · Bay of Plenty · 50 SA2 areas

Highest Earthquake Risk — Bay of Plenty

SA2 areas closest to a mapped active fault, by GNS hazard band (population > 500). Estimated regional exposure from nearest-fault distance, not a property-level seismic assessment.

Leading area

TridentBAY-OF-PLENTY

Leading value

Very high

Runner-up

Matatā-OtakiriBAY-OF-PLENTY

Updated

12 July 2026

Ranking

Highest Earthquake Risk

SA2 areas closest to a mapped active fault, by GNS hazard band (population > 500). Estimated regional exposure from nearest-fault distance, not a property-level seismic assessment — Bay of Plenty

50 results

How to read this ranking

Use highest earthquake risk as a shortlist tool, then verify the finalists in detail.

BEST FOR

Finding which areas deserve a closer look first.

This ranking works best as a first-pass screen in Bay of Plenty, especially when you need to reduce a wide field quickly.

READ IT AS

One signal in the workflow, not the whole answer.

A rank is useful because it compresses one dimension well, but it never replaces the fuller suburb-level picture.

NEXT STEP

Move into compare or suburb detail once a few names repeat.

Use the ranking to build a shortlist, then confirm whether those finalists still hold up on the rest of the data.

VERIFY evidence

Single-signal shortlist screen

A ranking compresses one signal well, but it should hand you into compare or suburb detail before becoming a decision.

SHORTLIST SCREEN

Top candidates are research leads.

Save a small working set, then use compare and evidence depth before treating any row as a decision.

Shortlist flow

Use #1 Trident and #2 Matatā-Otakiri as the first compare pair.

Rankings are strongest when they hand you a shortlist quickly. Compare the top two first, then open suburb detail if the head-to-head result still feels narrow.

Compare top 2Open #1 detail Open #2 detail

# ▲	AREA	REGION	RISK	NEAREST FAULT	POP
1	Trident	BAY-OF-PLENTY	Very high	Whakatane Fault · 0.0km	3,417
2	Matatā-Otakiri	BAY-OF-PLENTY	Very high	Awaiti Fault · 0.1km	1,746
3	Coastlands	BAY-OF-PLENTY	Very high	Edgecumbe Fault · 0.3km	2,223
4	Onepu Spring	BAY-OF-PLENTY	Very high	Onepu Fault · 0.6km	1,293
5	Tihiotonga-Whakarewarewa	BAY-OF-PLENTY	Very high	Horohoro Fault · 0.6km	873
6	Edgecumbe	BAY-OF-PLENTY	Very high	Rotoitipakau Fault (Zone) · 0.6km	1,800
7	Allandale	BAY-OF-PLENTY	Very high	Whakatane Fault · 0.7km	2,613
8	Whakatāne West	BAY-OF-PLENTY	Very high	Whakatane Fault · 0.8km	3,444
9	Hamurana	BAY-OF-PLENTY	Very high	Unnamed · 0.9km	1,167
10	Springfield South	BAY-OF-PLENTY	Very high	Unnamed · 0.9km	1,971
11	Galatea	BAY-OF-PLENTY	High	Te Whaiti Fault · 1.0km	1,572
12	Kaingaroa-Whakarewarewa	BAY-OF-PLENTY	High	Oruakorako Fault · 1.1km	1,875
13	Manawahe	BAY-OF-PLENTY	High	Matata Fault · 1.1km	1,209
14	Cape Runaway	BAY-OF-PLENTY	High	Motu River Fault · 1.2km	1,881
15	Ōtara-Tirohanga	BAY-OF-PLENTY	High	Tirohanga Fault · 1.2km	1,407
16	Kawerau Central	BAY-OF-PLENTY	High	Onepu Fault · 1.2km	2,634
17	Waingarara-Waimana	BAY-OF-PLENTY	High	Whakatane Fault · 1.3km	2,523
18	Waiohewa	BAY-OF-PLENTY	High	Whakapoungakau Fault · 1.3km	1,107
19	Fenton Park	BAY-OF-PLENTY	High	Unnamed · 1.4km	1,704
20	Pongakawa	BAY-OF-PLENTY	High	Otamarakau Fault · 1.5km	3,261
21	Waiotahe	BAY-OF-PLENTY	High	Waiotahi Fault · 1.5km	1,602
22	Lynmore	BAY-OF-PLENTY	High	Unnamed · 1.6km	3,345
23	Pomare	BAY-OF-PLENTY	High	Unnamed · 1.6km	1,740
24	Springfield North	BAY-OF-PLENTY	High	Horohoro Fault · 1.6km	1,797
25	Glenholme South	BAY-OF-PLENTY	High	Horohoro Fault · 1.6km	2,118
26	Ngongotahā Valley	BAY-OF-PLENTY	High	Unnamed · 1.7km	1,692
27	Whakatāne Central	BAY-OF-PLENTY	High	Whakatane Fault · 1.7km	3,363
28	Thornton-Awakeri	BAY-OF-PLENTY	High	Unnamed · 1.8km	2,364
29	Monika Reserve	BAY-OF-PLENTY	High	Onepu Fault · 1.8km	3,297
30	Te Teko Lakes	BAY-OF-PLENTY	High	Te Teko Fault · 1.9km	1,785
31	Ōwhata East	BAY-OF-PLENTY	High	Unnamed · 1.9km	3,240
32	Sunnybrook	BAY-OF-PLENTY	High	Unnamed · 2.0km	2,046
33	Mokorua Bush	BAY-OF-PLENTY	High	Whakatane Fault · 2.3km	1,359
34	Glenholme North	BAY-OF-PLENTY	High	Horohoro Fault · 2.3km	2,694
35	Hillcrest (Rotorua District)	BAY-OF-PLENTY	High	Unnamed · 2.4km	1,863
36	Ōhope	BAY-OF-PLENTY	High	Waimana Fault · 2.5km	3,033
37	Rotoiti-Rotoehu	BAY-OF-PLENTY	High	Whakapoungakau Fault · 2.6km	2,085
38	Ngongotahā East	BAY-OF-PLENTY	High	Unnamed · 2.6km	1,980
39	Tarawera Park	BAY-OF-PLENTY	High	Onepu Fault · 2.6km	1,530
40	Victoria	BAY-OF-PLENTY	High	Horohoro Fault · 2.8km	2,103
41	Holdens Bay-Rotokawa	BAY-OF-PLENTY	High	Whakapoungakau Fault · 2.9km	1,332
42	Pukehangi South	BAY-OF-PLENTY	High	Unnamed · 2.9km	2,520
43	Wainui	BAY-OF-PLENTY	High	Whakatane Fault · 3.0km	1,512
44	Fordlands	BAY-OF-PLENTY	High	Unnamed · 3.1km	2,667
45	Utuhina	BAY-OF-PLENTY	High	Unnamed · 3.1km	1,542
46	Rotorua Central	BAY-OF-PLENTY	High	Unnamed · 3.2km	513
47	Ōwhata West	BAY-OF-PLENTY	High	Unnamed · 3.3km	3,231
48	Ngongotahā West	BAY-OF-PLENTY	High	Unnamed · 3.5km	1,671
49	Tui Ridge	BAY-OF-PLENTY	High	Unnamed · 3.7km	1,803
50	Pukehangi North	BAY-OF-PLENTY	High	Unnamed · 3.7km	2,658

FAQ

New Zealand highest earthquake risk FAQ

What does Highest Earthquake Risk rank?

Highest Earthquake Risk ranks areas in Bay of Plenty using QuickProperty's processed property and locality datasets. SA2 areas closest to a mapped active fault, by GNS hazard band (population > 500). Estimated regional exposure from nearest-fault distance, not a property-level seismic assessment
How should I use this ranking for property research?

Use the ranking as a screening step for Bay of Plenty. Save realistic areas to your shortlist, compare the strongest pair, and open suburb detail pages before relying on one result.
Does the top ranked area mean it is the best choice?

No. Rankings are a shortlist input, not a final recommendation. Check price history, rent, income, population, local services, source freshness, and current listings before making a decision.
How current is the ranking data?

QuickProperty uses processed public-source datasets and refreshes automated sources where available. Use the suburb detail page source panels to see which signals are current, estimated, or missing for a specific area.