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Apartment owners struggle with skyrocketing insurance premiums, Treasury admits 'knowledge gap'

Treasury has admitted its understanding of how the insurance market operates for apartment owners is limited to anecdotal evidence and is undertaking a...

Nelson's Elma Turner library fully re-opens

More than a year and a half ago an unexpected seismic issues forced the library's closure.

Elma Turner Library welcomes community in full reopening - Nelson City Council

Hastings War Memorial Library a risk in significant earthquakes, council to keep it open

A seismic assessment of the Hastings War Memorial Library shows the building would be a risk during a significant earthquake. An assessment was carried out...

Hastings War Memorial Library deemed quake-prone, but not at 'imminent risk'

The Hastings War Memorial Library's doors will remain open, despite failing to pass a seismic evaluation.

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Better quake rating for Hutt Hospital's main block clears way for improvements

Hutt Hospital's main block has scored a rating that lifts it out of the earthquake-prone zone, clearing the way for more upgrades.

Nelson's main library to fully reopen in January

Paraparaumu Fire Station continues to operate as investigation continues

Fire and Emergency New Zealand is seeking safety and structural improvements to the Paraparaumu Fire Station. District manager Nick Pyatt said that following...

Taking a stand

We love our built heritage, but it wasn’t always so. Paul Gorman talks to the man who saved it from the wrecking ball. Much of Dunedin is still...