Whilst Wellington City Council has made its list of 808 earthquake prone buildings available to the public, the new Auckland super city has refused to do the same. According to a report in today’s Herald one of the reasons is a fear that to do so may affect property values. Up to 412 commercial buildings…
Yesterday we covered United Future’s release of the list of Wellington’s 808 potentially earthquake prone buildings. Mr Dunne said “I do not think people will behave in a knee-jerk way with this information, but they do have a right to know and make informed decisions about whether they wish to be in buildings that are…
United Future leader Peter Dunne has made public Wellington City Council’s list of 808 earthquake prone buildings. The list appears on the United Future website. on 3 March 2011 United Future’s website gave the following press release Ohariu MP and UnitedFuture leader Peter Dunne today placed Wellington City Council’s list of earthquake-prone Wellington buildings on…
Following on from yesterday’s post Christchurch Quake a Tale of Three Cities – More Help Needed in Eastern Suburbs we’d like to continue to raise awareness of the plight of the people of eastern Christchurch. Orion power company said this morning that New Brighton residents will start getting electricity supplies back from tonight, nine days after the quake. According…
Whilst the world’s media has been focusing on the rubble of the Christchurch CBD the story of the inhabitants of the eastern suburbs has gone largely untold and ignored. For 50,000-100,000 people their lives have increasingly become those of refugees. Please read this, written by blogger Peter Hyde, and help to put the message out…
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