Manawatū District deputy mayor Michael Ford is disappointed at the council's decision to impose an ultimatum on landlords. The decision has been made: Feilding's landlords must upgrade or demolish any buildings found to be earthquake-prone within the next seven-and-a-half years. If an engineer deems their building earthquake-prone, they must upgrade or demolish them within seven-and-a-half years. GRANT MATTHEW/STUFF The Feilding Hotel is a category two heritage building has stood high above the town since 1875. Ford had proposed to apply special rules to the Feilding Hotel, the Terry Urquhart Law building, and the Carthew's building.

Source: Stuff May 23, 2019 21:33 UTC