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Users of the main building on Otago’s Wellington campus were told on Thursday 12 August that they would need to relocate for at least a month. The building was found to be compliant with just 15% of the earthquake safety requirements of New Zealand’s New Building Standard. Staff and
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Staff and students had been told to work from home after the building was given a seismic rating of 15 per cent of the New Building Standard.
The University of Otago has asked its staff and students on its Wellington campus to leave its main campus building due to a low seismic rating in an independent assessment.