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About 1000 Inland Revenue staff will remain displaced for most of the year after an earthquake risk was discovered in their Wellington office building.  Th

It was Wellington’s largest commercial building when it opened in 2010. This month is the second time Inland Revenue staff have been evacuated from the building, the other following the 2016 Kaikoura earthquake amid concerns about a stairwell. At that time, Dunajtschik argued the building was still safe to occupy. STUFF Inland Revenue is preparing for another wave of change (first published February 2020). This time the engineering report was sought as Inland Revenue weighed up whether to ...

Damian George and Bill Hickman13:46, Jul 29 2021 ROSA WOODS/Stuff A fine day with light northerlies is on the cards for the capital this Thursday. (File photo) Good afternoon Pōneke, here’s what’s in your Dominion Post and what is happening around the city today. 1.30pm: This day 40 years ago, The baton incident Trevor Richards, one of the founding members of the anti-tour group Halt All Racist Tours, shares his memories of what the Evening Post called “Wellington’s darkest hour of t...

Catherine Harris21:23, Jul 28 2021 KEVIN STENT/Stuff Hundreds of Inland Revenue and other staff have yet to return to the Asteron Centre in Wellington’s Featherston St. There’s no word on how long more than 1400 public servants in Wellington may have to work from home, as engineers pore over the buildings structure. About 1000 staff at Inland Revenue, plus staff from Suncorp, Civil Aviation and Aviation Security Service, were working out of the Asteron Centre, one of the capitals biggest c...

Wellington reporters14:25, Jul 15 2021 Supplied City Archives’ Ben Boardman hands over Kennys amp to Wellington Museum’s Senior Curator, Ian Wards, in front of former Mayor Mark Blumsky’s portrait. Good morning Wellington. From orca sightings to Snapper woes, here is everything you need to know about what is happening today. 2.20pm: Four crew members remaining on fishing vessel Viking Bay to undergo day 3 test today The remaining four crew members of fishing vessel Viking Bay will underg...

Inland Revenue occupies seven floors of the 17-storey Asteron Centre, the single largest office building in Wellington, at 48,000m². It sits on the corner of Bunny St and Featherston St, directly opposite the Wellington rail station. Inland Revenue was first made aware of the assessment on Monday after receiving a letter from an engineering consultant. Do you know more about this? Email newstips@stuff.co.nz “No decisions on the long-term use of the building or IR’s future Wellington acc...

The Asteron building. Photo: RNZ / Emile Donovan When looking to renew the lease at The Asteron building on Featherston Street, the IRD received a poorer seismic assessment than previously issued. Up to 1000 staff will work from home until the building can be strengthened. Inland Revenue said no decision had been made on whether it will now renew the lease. The 17-storey block is Wellingtons largest office building. The CAA has also confirmed its Wellington head office staff who work in The As...