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Victory for business in change to earthquake rules

Monday 11th of May 2015

Building and Housing Minister Nick Smith has announced major revisions to the government’s policy on managing earthquake risk.

A more targeted regulative approach will now be applied – with a focus on buildings where location, use and type pose the greatest risk to public safety, Smith said.

The four significant changes to the policy are:

• Varying the t...

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