Earthquake strengthening and Local body elections
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Harcourts - Court says no to demolition
- Iona Pannett
- Great news today that the Environment Court has for the second time said no to demolishing the Harcourts building on Lambton Quay. The decision just made public essentially has vindicated the Council position: that our District Plan sets a high bar for demolishing heritage buildings and that in this case, the bar was not reached. Interestingly, the Court also found no fundamental conflict between the operation of the Building and Resource Management Acts and found that leaving the building standing would not fundamentally compromise public safety.
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Grey Street, Wellington Central, Wellington, 6012, New Zealand/Aotearoa (OpenStreetMap)
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Another heritage building saved
- Iona Pannett
- Good news that the conversion of the old St James church in Newtown is going ahead and is expected to be completed in 18 months as reported in The Dominion Post today.
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St James' Presbyterian Church, Adelaide Road, Kowhai Park, Newtown, Wellington, 6023, New Zealand/Aotearoa
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Do we need a more intelligent approach to earthquake strengthening?
- Iona Pannett
- Thanks to Richard Bentley (CEO, Centre for Advanced Engineering) for highlighting some issues around the proposed Earthquake Strengthening Bill.
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A really positive earthquake strengthening story of a heritage building
- Iona Pannett
- This made me smile today, a great story in The Dom talking about the restoration of the substation on Kate Sheppard Place which is earthquake prone. A great example of how our precious heritage can be strengthened for its next life. Photo courtesy of The Dominion Post
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Kate Sheppard Place, Thorndon, Wellington, 6012, New Zealand/Aotearoa
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Higher earthquake strengthening standards?
- Iona Pannett
- Question The DomPost poses today and I agree. For a long time, I have said that the standards need to go higher. Given the Government has rejected this idea over the country, I hope that they will reconsider this position as they consult on new sections of the Building Act. Photo courtesy of stuff.co.nz
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Morrison’s earthquake strengthening bond proposal
- WCC Watch
- John Morrison is starting to drop big policy ideas, with his latest garnering the support of key National ministers: A bond system to help Wellington building owners strengthen their properties is being touted by mayoral candidate John Morrison.
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Wellington Town Hall’s Future
- WCC Watch
- Debate around the future of Wellington’s earthquake-prone historic town hall is rearing its head again after Wellington City Council CEO Kevin Lavery asked councillors to seriously consider whether it’s worth upgrading: As Mr Lavery briefed councillors yesterday on plans to strengthen the 109-year-old building at a cost of $43.
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Wellington Town Hall, MFC Town Hall L3 Link, Te Aro, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand/Aotearoa
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