However , significant dip - slip occurs on the plate boundary in the Hikurangi Trench and Kermadec Trench .
Despite the substantial uplift , most of the relative motion along the Alpine Fault is transverse , not vertical .
Significant dip - slip occurs on the plate boundary in the Hikurangi Trench and Kermadec Trench .
Despite the substantial uplift , most of the relative motion along the Alpine Fault is transverse , not vertical .