Following the November 14 magnitude 7.8 earthquake a number of buildings in Wellington remain closed and some are set to be demolished.
Of the buildings that remain closed, some are within cordons, some require further repairs and inspections and some require cleaning to be carried out.
Around 80 buildings have been given notice by the Wellington City Council that further inspection is necessary.
TO BE DEMOLISHED
61 Molesworth Street (work underway)
Malvina Major Retirement Village's Figaro Apartments (40 residents affected have been moved to other accommodation while the apartments are rebuilt)
Two Wellington City Council buildings between Cable and Wakefield streets
Council-owned St John’s Church hall, Karori
Event Cinemas and a section of the carpark at Queensgate Shopping Centre, Lower Hutt (part of the mall has been deemed safe and 70 stores reopened today. This area has been deemed safe by engineers and the council)
Shed 35 (empty storage building), CentrePort
Former NZRU building, CentrePort
THOSE THAT REMAIN CLOSED
Queensgate Shopping Centre, Lower Hutt (partially open - about 100 stores remain closed)
NZ Post centres at Marion Square and Courtenay Place Post Centre (sits within the cordon around Reading carpark)
Ngaio Town Hall (closed while repairs are done to an outside beam - due to reopen on January 24)
Archives New Zealand (Department of Internal Affairs ), Mulgrave Street (opened to staff only while remediation work is carried out)
Revera House, Mulgrave Street (Education Review Office, Defence Force, Walking Access Commission. Closed until further notice (waiting for a decision on the building’s future from insurers)
Defence House, Aitken Street - Ministry of Defence, New Zealand Defence Force (Closed for some time - further engineers assessments to be completed)
Archives New Zealand (Department of Internal Affairs ), Mulgrave Street (awaiting further engineers assessments)
Wellington Customhouse (closed until further notice - located temporarily at 3 The Terrace)
High Court (cases have been transferred to other venues, including the district court, while superficial repairs are carried out)
Statistics House (investigation is underway and further assessments are being carried out, likely to be closed for some time)
BNZ Corporate Office, Pipitea
2 Brandon Street (further assessments to be completed)
Ngaio Town Hall (due to further assessments)
Farmers Department Store, Cuba Street
NEC House, Taranaki Street
Courtenay Central (Reading Cinemas complex)
Several businesses within the Reading car park cordon remain closed including: Steer and Beer Bar and Grill, Fix 24 hour dairy, STA Travel, food stalls in the Reading complex, ANZ, Assembly Bar, The Ballroom, Court Yard bar, Kada furniture store, Maltby’s, Incite, Poquito, Kazu restaurant, John Swan picture framer.
Maison Cabriole Apartment, Courtenay Place (within Reading car park cordon)
Environment House (Ministry for the Environment), Kate Sheppard Place (further assessments to be completed – closed until further notice)
109 Featherston Street (Department of Internal Affairs – awaiting further assessments)
IBM House, Petone
The Angus Inn Hotel, Lower Hutt (restaurant and pub remain closed but the hotel is open)
Conservation House (Department of Conservation), Manners Street (partially open)
CORDONS
Parts of Waterloo Road and Bloomfield Terrace, Lower Hutt (near Queensgate Shopping Centre)
Parts of Aitken St, Hawkeston St, Molesworth St, Tory St Wakefield St.
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