31 May 2023

Wellington's mayor defends auditing failures in Lodge fire

From Midday Report, 12:15 pm on 31 May 2023

A report into Wellington's Loafer's Lodge building revealed the Council had failed to meet it's safety audit requirements.

The regulator MBIE eight months ago warned the Council it was not up to scratch and should be looking at high risk buildings, like hostels, yearly.

The report released yesterday revealed, that was not happening. Wellington's Mayor Tory Whanau spoke with Charlotte Cook.