Wellington City Council is being sued by the Bank of New Zealand for more than $100 million over a waterfront building that was irreparably damaged in the 2016 Kaikōura quake.
The building on Waterloo Quay which was known as the BNZ Harbour Quays has since been demolished.
Photo: RNZ / Phil Pennington
The building, which has since been demolished, was purpose-built for the bank, which leased it from its owner, CentrePort.
BNZ alleges the council should not have granted building consents and code of compliance certificates for the building, which had significant design defects.
The council s chief executive, Barbara McKerrow, said the council does not believe it has any liability.
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The Bank of New Zealand is taking the Wellington City Council to court over the damage to a building in the 2016 Kaikōura quake.
A damages claim for more than $101 million against Wellington City Council over the now deconstructed Bank of New Zealand building on the waterfront has been revealed during a related court case. Wellington City Council (WCC) is being sued for more than $101m by banking giant BNZ for negligence over granting the building consent and issuing a code compliance certificate. However, council chief executive, Barbara McKerrow, says the council doesn’t believe it has any liability.