New Zealand is changing the way it assesses earthquake-prone buildings in an attempt to reduce costs and confusion for owners ...
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon is this afternoon expected to unveil significant changes to New Zealand’s earthquake-prone ...
The new earthquake-prone building system announced by the Government today will only capture buildings deemed to “pose a ...
As our climate heats and our cities gets denser, understanding how building materials perform in real fires is becoming more ...
Changes to New Zealand’s earthquake-prone building system on the way with plans to remove the New Building Standard ratings ...
New Zealand's earthquake rating system is set for a major overhaul, with the government saying it will now focus on buildings that truly put lives at risk. The changes announced today mean around ...
The cost of developing stone heritage buildings in Dunedin's CBD will become "prohibitively expensive" due to the reinforcement requirements, a property developer says.