Official Information Request - 17 June 2019

Sent: Friday, 9 August 2019 4:20 p.m.

Subject: LGOIMA request - earthquake-prone Council buildings

I refer to your email of 17 June 2019 regarding earthquake-prone Council buildings, and reply as follows:

• How much has been spent by the authority since 1 July 2017 (when the Building (Earthquake-prone Buildings) Amendment Act 2016 came into effect) on earthquake-related expenses - for instance seismic reports, engineering checks, building assessments, strengthening work already done etc.Circa $100,000
• How much does the authority anticipate it will spend in the next ten years on earthquake resilience work.$70 million
• How many buildings have been identified as needing money spent on them to bring them in line with the Building (Earthquake-prone Buildings) Amendment Act?2
• How many buildings are still to be assessed by the authority?3

As per the Act, we are obliged to advise that you may contact the Ombudsman at the address below if you have any concerns with the response provided by Council, by writing to:

The Office of the Ombudsman

PO Box 10 152

WELLINGTON 6143

Alternatively, you may email info@ombudsman.parliament.nz or use the online complaints form available at www.ombudsman.parliament.nz/make-a-complaint.

Regards