John Tookey: AUT Construction Expert on the issues with extending the earthquake-strengthening deadlines
The Mike Hosking Breakfast · Newstalk ZB
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Show Notes
Tread carefully over plans to extend earthquake-strengthening work deadlines.
The Government's announced it's giving people an extra four years to get unsafe buildings up to scratch.
It's also bringing forward a review into earthquake-prone buildings.
AUT construction expert John Tookey told Mike Hosking that four years or beyond kicks the issue into a future governmental cycle or two.
He says this inevitably mixes politics with public safety considerations.
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