▁with ▁Julius ▁von ▁Ha ast ▁saw ▁a ▁change ▁of ▁direction ▁in ▁which ▁McK ay , ▁largely ▁self - t aught , ▁under to ok ▁ge ological ▁mapping ▁and ▁foss il ▁collect ing ▁exped itions ▁throughout ▁the ▁islands . ▁In ▁ 1 8 7 2 ▁James ▁H ector ▁appointed ▁him ▁to ▁the ▁Ge ological ▁Survey ▁of ▁New ▁Zealand . ▁ ▁McK ay ' s ▁greatest ▁achiev ement ▁was ▁to ▁free ▁New ▁Zealand ▁sciences ▁from ▁the ▁strict ures ▁of ▁European - based ▁thinking , ▁developing ▁new ▁theories , ▁of ▁world wide ▁importance , ▁on ▁block ▁fault ing ▁in ▁the ▁evolution ▁of ▁mountain ▁systems . ▁The ▁discipline ▁of ▁ne ot ect on ics ▁is ▁largely ▁based ▁upon ▁McK ay ' s ▁observations ▁and ▁theories . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁▁ ▁Category : 1 8 4 1 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9 1 7 ▁death s ▁Category : New ▁Zealand ▁ge olog ists ▁Category : Sc ott ish ▁em igr ants ▁to ▁New ▁Zealand <0x0A> </s> ▁Kh izi ▁( X ı z ı ) ▁is ▁the ▁least - pop ul ous ▁district ▁of ▁A zer ba ij an . ▁Its ▁capital ▁is ▁the ▁town ▁of ▁X ı z ı . ▁It ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁administrative - ter rit orial ▁units ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁by ▁the ▁decision ▁of ▁the ▁Supreme ▁Soviet ▁of ▁the ▁Republic ▁of ▁A zer ba ij an . ▁The ▁district ▁has ▁a ▁remarkable ▁variety ▁of ▁land sc apes . ▁On ▁the ▁flat ▁C asp ian ▁coast ▁there