27 Oct 2017

Quake risk threatens most Auckland, Wellington high-rises

From Morning Report, 7:10 am on 27 October 2017

A newly released survey of high-rise buildings in Auckland and Wellington shows nearly all of them fail key earthquake standards. It shows 89 percent of ceilings are not secured well enough to withstand a big quake. Nor are 85 percent of partition walls and 70 percent of aircon systems. In Auckland, 100 percent of Fire Protection System restraints needed upgrading to meet standards that have been in place, but not enforced, for years.