New Zealand Continental Scientific Drilling Programme (NZCDP) formally links GNS Science and New Zealand Universities with the International Continental Scientific Drilling Program (ICDP). The goal of ICDP is to employ the unique capacities of scientific drilling to provide exact, fundamental and globally significant knowledge of the composition, structure and processes of the Earth's crust. The goal of NZCDP is to coordinate and enhance continental scientific drilling capability and projects within New Zealand.
Participating New Zealand research institutions
Deep Fault Drilling Project (DFDP)
The Deep Fault Drilling Project (DFDP) proposes to drill, sample, and monitor the Alpine Fault in South Island, to better understand fundamental processes of rock deformation and earthquakes.