Hutt Valley Hospital's Hertaunga building - the main building - has been deemed quake prone. Planning is underway to exit services and staff from the site.
The building was designed in the early/mid-1970s, just prior to significant advances in seismic design codes in New Zealand. As a result, the building lacks some of the configuration and detailing of more modern structures that better enable them to resist major earthquake shaking.
Hutt City Mayor Campbell Barry is worried about what it means for health services in his region, both now and in the future
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