Wellington Region

Was capital's CBD declared safe too quickly after 7.8?

09:05 am on 18 November 2016

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The central city was reopened for business on Tuesday - just one day after what we now know was one of the three biggest earthquakes to hit New Zealand in over a century. The Civil Defence Minister Gerry Brownlee has expressed surprise and displeasure at how quickly the decision was made. Kathryn Ryan talks with Wellington's mayor Justin Lester.