John Tookey: AUT Construction Expert on the issues with extending the earthquake-strengthening deadlines

Published: April 17, 2024, 8:05 p.m.

Tread carefully over plans to extend earthquake-strengthening work deadlines. \xa0

The Government's announced it's giving people an extra four years to get unsafe buildings up to scratch.\xa0

It's also bringing forward a review into earthquake-prone buildings.\xa0

AUT construction expert John Tookey told Mike Hosking that four years or beyond kicks the issue into a future governmental cycle or two. \xa0

He says this inevitably mixes politics with public safety considerations.\xa0

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