"Too few engineers to check buildings for quake safety" The Dominion Post reports " A shortage of engineers is slowing down assessments of earthquake-prone buildings in Napier."
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“Buildings policy change welcomed” Otago Daily Times (Online Article) 8th August 2013
"Buildings policy change welcomed" the Otago Daily Times reports "Oamaru Whitestone Civic Trust chairman Marcus Brown welcomed the Government's changes to the policy of strengthening earthquake-prone buildings announced yesterday, but felt they did not go far enough"
“Heritage building owner wants to demolish” (Harcourts Building) Radio New Zealand
“Disappointment over plans to demolish heritage building” Harcourts Building On Newstalk ZB
Historic Places Wellington Chair John Daniels quoted in online news item.http://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/auckland/news/regwn/683569682-disappointment-over-plans-to-demolish-heritage-building
Proposed Earthquake Strengthening Rules- Some News Coverage
'Unfair' to impose strengthening costs on owners " Wellington City Councillor Iona Pannett reported by Radio New Zealand.
"More heritage demolitions likely" [The Dominion Post Online]
Dominion Post has reaction to the proposals for Earthquake Strengthening Rules from Wellington Property Developers and Property's Council's Conal Townsend . "More heritage demolitions likely" [Link to article online.]
We recommend you read "Accelerate heritage building retention by accelerating depreciation and expenses" by Peter Dowell, Heritage Building Developer. (more…)
“Demolition of Harcourts building step nearer” [The Dominion Online @ Stuff]
"Demolition of Harcourts building step nearer" Paul Easton reports.
“Heritage trust may enter cathedral fight” [The Press Online]
"Heritage trust may enter cathedral fight" The Press Reporter Charlie Gates writes the NZHPT is considering whether to use its powers to intervene in the Christ Church Cathedral. (more…)
(Smart Phone) “App will breathe new life into ghost towns” Otago Daily Times (Online Article) 4th August 2013
"App will breathe new life into ghost towns" Otago Daily Times reports on the development of a free download smart phone app that will reveal the history of the Bendigo Gold Fields.
(Historic Arrowtown Jail) “Restoration plan drawn up” Otago Daily Times (Online Article) 1st August 2013
"Restoration plan drawn up" Otago Daily Times reports on the draft conservation plan for the 1876 Arrowtown Jail.
“Refurbished bank building ready for law firm” Otago Daily Times (Online Article 27 July 2013 )
"Refurbished bank building ready for law firm" The Otago Daily Times reports on the restoration of "William Barnett Armson's (1834-1883) masterpiece" the former Bank of New Zealand building in Princes St.