Earthquake Prone Buildings
130 Wellington Girls' College students arrive to parliament
Around a tenth of students from Wellington Girls' College turned up to Parliament grounds today saying they had nowhere else to go. All 1300 students were sent home on Monday after a main teaching… Audio
Seismic Assessments: What you need to know
Michelle Grant, president of Structural Engineering Society of New Zealand joins us once again to talk about something that's a bit of a hot topic at the momement Seismic Assessments and earthquake… Audio
Earthquake-prone hospitals on the rise
Newly released figures reveal the number of hospital buildings that are earthquake-prone is rising. That's a reversal of the previous downward trend. There are 77 quake-prone buildings with staff or… Audio
Ann Brower: critical conscience
On 31 May, Dr Ann Brower will deliver a lecture at the University of Canterbury, titled: A Little Guy's Guide to Making a Difference after receiving the Critic and Conscience of Society Award earlier… Audio
Christchurch quake anniversary: 'I was crushed, trapped, alone"
A woman who was on a bus when the 22 February 2011 quake hit describes surviving being crushed and explains why she's angry at the Christchurch City Council. Video
Fixing earthquake prone buildings to cost one billion dollars
A new government move to fast track work on earthquake prone buildings will cost about a billion dollars, the Building and Housing Minister, Nick Smith revealed on Morning Report this morning. Audio
Building owner says strengthening changes make no difference
The Wellington mayor Celia Wade-Brown says the city is "well ahead of the game" in terms of assessing and strengthening its earthquake-prone buildings. Audio
Time to fix quake-prone buildings halved
Repair times for earthquake prone buildings around the country have been slashed in half. Audio
Insight for 20 October 2013 - Quake Prone Building Panic?
Cushla Norman considers the challenges posed by the new requirements to strengthen earthquake prone buildings Audio
