Wellington councillors have agreed to pour more money into repairing the town hall to pay the refurbishment bill of $330 million.
The 120-year-old Town Hall has been closed since 2013, after being deemed earthquake-prone in 2009.
Costs for quake strengthening and refurbishment have ballooned since, and costs for stopping the work and demolishing the building were not much cheaper.
Jemima Huston reports.
