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‘high-rises in auckland – wellington fail quake standards’.. 

27/10/2017 By editor Leave a Comment

‘high-rises in auckland – wellington fail quake standards’.. 

(excerpt..)

Building inspections show most Auckland and Wellington high-rises failed to meet earthquake standards to stop people being hit by falling objects.

The 2016 survey released to RNZ by the Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment (MBIE) – after it previously refused media requests – is the first official confirmation of industry warnings of massive non-compliance to the standards for securing non-structural elements (for a full list of these see the list at the bottom of the story).

It examined 41 floors in 20 commercial buildings four storeys or higher and less than 60 years old in Wellington and Auckland.

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Source: High-rises in Auckland, Wellington fail quake standards | Radio New Zealand News

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