The Hundalee Fault in northern coastal Canterbury, New Zealand had a significant rupture in the 7.8 Mw 2016 Kaikōura earthquake for a minimal length of 23 km (14 mi)[3] and as such was a key linkage fault in this complex earthquake.

[5] It is located between Parnassus in the Hurunui District and runs off shore from near Oaro.

The fault is known to have greater than 1 km (0.62 mi) late Cenozoic throw and is regarded as a mature fault with slip has localized into less than 10 cm (3.9 in) thick gouge zones.

[3] On its northside over the Oaro River valley are the uplifted relatively low Hundalee Hills.

[8] The vertical surface rupture to the south part of the fault was more like 0.5 m (1 ft 8 in)[5] petering out so for 9 km (5.6 mi) it is just subsurface uplift inferred from optical imaging studies.