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Earthquake strengthening legislation is "really bad policy" - economist

Impacts of legislation could lead to "zombie" towns.

Jenny Ruth
Thu, 10 Sep 2015

The government is producing “really bad policy” in proposed legislation on earthquake strengthening of buildings, says Shamubeel Eaqub.

The former principal economist at the New Zealand Institute of Economic Research and the co-author with his wife, Selena, of the book, Generation Rent, says he’s

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Jenny Ruth
Thu, 10 Sep 2015
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