新西兰通过了针对高风险建筑物的地震安全法案,使低风险地区和小城镇得以幸免。 New Zealand passes earthquake safety bill targeting high-risk buildings, sparing low-risk areas and small towns.

新西兰的地震易发建筑物法案已经通过一读,取代了《新建筑标准》的广泛评级,代之以基于风险的办法,仅针对高低风险结构,如中高地震区高高的混凝土和未加加固的泥瓦建筑。 New Zealand’s earthquake-prone buildings bill has passed its first reading, replacing broad New Building Standard ratings with a risk-based approach targeting only high-risk structures like tall concrete and unreinforced masonry buildings in medium and high seismic zones. 奥克兰、北方和查塔姆群岛的建筑物因地震风险较低而被排除在外,而居民不到10,000人的小型城镇则免于对三层以下建筑物进行补救。 Buildings in Auckland, Northland, and the Chatham Islands are excluded due to lower seismic risk, while small towns with fewer than 10,000 residents are exempt from remediation for buildings under three storeys. 改革旨在将省区节省多达12亿美元,将总费用减少82亿美元以上,所有者需满足多达15年的要求。 The reforms aim to save provincial areas up to $1.2 billion and reduce overall costs by over $8.2 billion, with owners facing requirements getting up to 15 years to comply. 由于中度地震危险,沿海Otago和Dunedin仍留在该系统中。 Coastal Otago and Dunedin remain in the system due to medium seismic hazard. 该法案现在将提交给一个特设委员会,供进一步审查。 The bill now heads to a select committee for further review.