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What advice, reports, or correspondence, if any, has the Minister received on financial hardships for owners in multi-owner earthquake-prone apartment buildings?

Answered Question 16793 (2026)
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Arena Williams

Member for Manurewa · Labour Party

Question

  • What advice, reports, or correspondence, if any, has the Minister received on financial hardships for owners in multi-owner earthquake-prone apartment buildings?

Answered by

Hon Chris Penk

Member for Kaipara ki Mahurangi · National Party · Minister for Building and Construction

Answer

I regularly receive correspondence, reports and advice on financial hardships for owners in multi-owner earthquake prone apartment buildings which is why I requested a review of the current earthquake prone system under the Building Act. In the interest of transparency, a list of titles of relevant papers that I have received from the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) are published on MBIE's website: https://www.mbie.govt.nz/about/open-government-and-official-information/release-of-information/lists-of-ministerial-documents-by-portfolio/building-and-construction.