Vertical profile that combines new geological information with published geophysical images (location in Fig. 1A). Colors match those in Figure 1A except where noted. The location and geometry of the subducted Australian Plate is from relocated hypocenters (Reyners et al., 2017). The location of the subducted Hikurangi Plateau is from Eberhart-Phillips et al. (2010) and Reyners et al. (2017). Gray lines are Cretaceous shear zones that penetrate the lower crust: G—George Sound shear zone; I—Indecision Creek shear zone; Gr—Grebe shear zone.