Earthquake prone buildings

One of the territorial authority matters that has been simmering away in the background is the requirement for TAs to have an earthquake prone buildings policy. Clare Hadley (Chief Executive, Rangitikei District Council) has sought my input from an emergency management perspective and highlighted a potential need to adopt a consistent approach for the CDEM Group activities.

We will include an item in the next CEG agenda on earthquake prone buildings in order to promote discussion on the types of buildings we would expect are needed for post event emergency management activities. Perhaps this too is a heads up for emergency services to determine the level of importance of facilities under their control.