Wellington City Council social housing buildings deemed earthquake-prone despite recent upgrades
Wellington City Council has spent tens of millions of dollars upgrading several social housing buildings only to have them ...
New Zealand city remembers 185 victims in devastating 2011 earthquake
New Zealand's second-largest city, Christchurch, on Saturday marked the 14th anniversary of a deadly earthquake that ...
Six Wellington social housing buildings earthquake prone
The buildings, home to more than 300 people, have been deemed prone, but council say they can still able to be lived in.
Social housing residents plead for stability in quake-prone complex
A man who lives in a Wellington social housing complex recently deemed earthquake-prone hopes some residents will be able to ...
Quake-remediation Work For Council Social Housing
Earthquake-remediation work will take place across several Wellington City Council social housing complexes. Wellington City ...
Moderate earthquake felt in Marlborough, Wellington area
Hundreds of people have reported feeling a quake this afternoon.
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‘Perfect storm‘: What Wellington’s Crown observer said in his first report
Other factors that have exacerbated challenges at Wellington City Council included personalities, political positioning and ideologies, earthquake risk, the media spotlight, the proximity to centr ...
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New data for risk assessment of submarine landslides
Kiel. How dangerous are submarine landslides in deep-sea canyons? To answer this question, the German research vessel SONNE sets sail today from Wellington, New Zealand, for a multi-week expedition in ...
Fletcher Still Waiting for a Recovery in New Zealand
New Zealand and Australia have an undersupply of housing, which we think underpins long-term demand for Fletcher’s products. But housing affordability is affected by interest rates and inflation, ...