Bowen House - the Parliament building where ministers, dozens of MPs and hundreds of government staff work - "may be close to" being earthquake prone. READ MORE:* NZ First breaks ranks over Parliamentary office tower* Bowen St's long history with politics* What is happening with Wellington's civic precinct ? KEVIN STENT/STUFF The closure of several buildings due to earthquake risk has taken its toll on the once-popular Civic Square. Between 34 per cent and 67 per cent of NBS a building is a defined as an "earthquake risk". Peters had an agreement that there will be no new parliamentary building written into his 2017 coalition deal with Labour.

Source: Stuff May 24, 2019 03:45 UTC