WDC found 28 sites fell well below the quake-prone threshold of building standards. Photo: Waikato District Council
Eleven community halls, two plunket rooms and a rowing club have been identifed among earthquake-prone buildings in Waikato.
Initial checks by Waikato District Council found buildings at 28 sites fall well below the quake-prone threshold of building standards.
That threshold is 34 percent of new building standard, whereas all these buildings are below 25 percent.
The council is now bringing in engineers to do more detailed assessments.
Only then would it know more about the risks and what approach to take, it said.
The future of some buildings may be in question if their quake rating fell still further after a detailed check, it said.
Waikato District Council sites rated under 25 percent New Building Standard (NBS), now due for detailed seismic assessment
- 1020A Gordonton Road
- 1 A Old Taupiri Rd - Ngaruawahia Waikato Flour Mill - Heritage Building
- Great South Rd - Ngaruawahia Waikato - Z Energy Building
- 31 Jesmond St - Ngaruawahia Waikato - Old Dentist Room (Twin Rivers Art Centre)
- 31 Jesmond St - Ngaruawahia Waikato - Plunket Rooms, Ngaruawahia
- 43 Bow St - Raglan Waikato Plunket Rooms
- Whitikahu Rd - Gordonton Waikato Woodlands conference centre - Heritage Building
- 2258 State Highway 2 - Maramarua Waikato - Maramarua Hall
- Cnr Alexandra Redoubt Road & River Road -Tuakau Domain Hall (Sea Scouts)
- 16 Greenlane Rd - Taupiri Waikato Taupiri War Memorial Hall
- 612 Horotiu Rd - Te Kowhai Waikato - Te Kowhai Hall
- 4-8 Jesmond St - Ngaruawahia Waikato - Ngaruawahia Library
- Marine Parade - Raglan Holiday Park Papahua - Ablution Block
- Marine Parade - Raglan Holiday Park Papahua - Cookhouse
- Marine Parade - Raglan Holiday Park Papahua - Store
- Taihua Rd - Huntly Domain Waikato - Huntly Bridge Club (Old Tennis Pavilion)
- 478 Tauwhare Rd - Matangi Waikato - Matangi Hall
- 1298 State Highway 26 - Eureka Waikato - Eureka Hall
- Taihua Rd - Lake Hakanoa Motor Caravan Park - Amenities Block
- 72 George Street - Tuakau Library
- 6 Martin Lane - Horsham Downs Waikato - Horsham Downs Hall
- 15 Tahuna Rd - Ohinewai Waikato (now Lilley Lane) - Ohinewai Hall
- 1024 Gordonton Road, Gordonton - Gordonton Hall
- 1517 Kaiaua Road, Mangatawhiri - Mangatangi Hall
- 1 Te Puea Avenue, Meremere - Meremere Old Ambulance Garage
- 35 Maioro Road, Otaua - Old Otaua Bowling Club Rooms
- 19 Market Street, Pokeno - Pokeno Hall
- 1A Lower Waikato Esplanade - Rowing Club, The point
Meanwhile, Sky Stadium in Wellington is doing work to improve the resilience of the building's floor in case of a significant earthquake.
It is the latest of several projects the stadium trust has undertaken since the 2016 Kaikōura earthquake that shook buildings in Wellington.
The stadium has a New Building Standard rating of 70 to 80 percent, the trust chief executive Warrick Dent said.
"The stadium is not considered earthquake-prone, the NBS rating is well above the threshold," he said.
"An NBS rating is not targeted," an earlier tender said.
The new project is to strengthen the 34,500-seat venue's floor by putting in extra supports.
It was in its preliminary stages.
"The works are not being undertaken due to any requirement to strengthen the building", or in response to changes in quake assessment guidelines, Dent said.
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