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Christchurch City Council staff working on the north side of Te Hononga Civic Offices are being relocated as engineers review the seismic performance of the annex.

Engineers have advised the Council it may be required to bring the annex on the Worcester Boulevard side of Te Hononga to a higher standard. 

A detailed engineers assessment is underway and is expected to be completed in three weeks.

Council meeting

Tomorrow’s Council meeting has been cancelled as the Chamber is unable to be used. 

Most of the reports will be moved to the Finance and Performance Committee on Wednesday 28 May at the Fendalton Service Centre.

The agenda will be published on Thursday 22 May here.

“We are taking a precautionary approach, as safety is paramount. As a result, staff will be relocated to other parts of the main Te Hononga building or to other Council facilities until we receive the report,” Chief Executive Mary Richardson said. 

“Once we have the engineers findings, staff will either return back to their desks or we will start work on strengthening the annex’s connection to the main building.”

Ms Richardson said a range of relocation options for impacted staff is being developed. 

“I want to thank staff, elected members and visitors to our Civic Offices for their patience and understanding. We want to minimise disruption as much as possible,” she said.

“We’re in a period of uncertainty and people may have questions that we may not be able to answer until we have all the details while we wait for the outcome of the report.”