John Tookey: AUT Construction Expert on the issues with extending the earthquake-strengthening deadlines

Tread carefully over plans to extend earthquake-strengthening work deadlines.   The Government's announced it's giving people an extra four years to get unsafe buildings up to scratch.  It's also bringing forward a review into earthquake-prone buildings.  AUT construction expert John Tookey told Mike Hosking that four years or beyond kicks the issue into a future governmental cycle or two.   He says this inevitably mixes politics with public safety considerations.  LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.