1 Nov 2022

Earthquake guidelines for apartment dwellers

From Afternoons, 1:15 pm on 1 November 2022

If you're in an apartment complex, and an earthquake starts, do you try get out or stay put?

When the 2016 Kaikōura earthquake shook Wellington, it revealed a hole in how prepared apartment dwellers are.

Associate Professor Julia Becker of Massey University led research looking into the issues, she talks to Jesse.

Marshall Court Apartments, Miramar, Wellington.

Marshall Court Apartments Photo: RNZ / Alexander Robertson

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