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Wellington town hall repair cost 'preposterous'

08:25 am on 20 February 2019

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The Wellington City Council is being accused of spending a "preposterous" amount of money on its Town Hall. The cost of earthquake strengthening is now expected to be $112 million - nearly treble the initial estimate - and the work will take another four years. Wellington property developer Ian Cassels speaks to Guyon.