One expert says the government's changes on earthquake-prone buildings are more about saving money than lives - but there's some sensible stuff in there

Earthquake-proofing heritage properties just got more doable for their owners, and the result could be a drop in the numbers of vacant and abandoned buildings

Guests:

• Olga Filippova - Auckland University Associate Professor, Property
• Di Maxwell - Left Bank

Learn more:

• MBIE's Earthquake-prone building system and seismic risk management review
• Local government reacts to earthquake regulation changes in Newsroom

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