Earthquake-prone buildings plus the rising cost of insurance for apartment buildings
There's been a lot of media coverage about these topics in the last month or so, including the recent documentary on Sky. If you're interested, we've compiled a clickable list (below) to the recent stories. You'll also find this list on this page which also includes some of the work being done to liaise with Treasury and Minister Penk.
Links to recent media
RNZ. Nine to Noon. 5 Feb 2024:
Doco series finds defective builds still plaguing New Zealand
Documentaries. SkyGo. 4 Feb.2024.
‘A Living Hell: Apartment Disasters 1’ & ‘Living Hell: Apartment Disasters 2’.
ICW News item: 1 Feb 2024:
Attention apartment building Chairs/Committee: here’s an opportunity to respond to The Treasury's survey
The Herald. 1 Feb 2024:
Apartment owners struggle with skyrocketing insurance premiums, Treasury admits ‘knowledge gap’
ICW News item. 31 Jan 2024:
Body Corporates Chairs / Committees - have you heard about this?
ICW News item. 30 Jan 2024:
Look out for the documentary ‘A Living Hell: Apartment Disasters 02’
The Post. 27 Jan 24 (paywall):
Minister wants to tackle quake prone building system issues
RNZ Nine to Noon. 24 Jan 2024:
Earthquake-prone building regulations unaffordable for some
The Post. 20 Jan 2024 (paywall):
Quake compliance costs burying apartment owners
