Engineers found the Event Cinemas and part of the Queensgate Shopping Centre carpark would be dangerous if another earthquake happened. The shopping centre itself is structurally sound and open to the public. But because of the height of Queensgate, neighbouring New World Hutt City supermarket and part of The Angus Inn hotel were evacuated yesterday. About 80 shops in the unaffected Queensgate Shopping Centre complex opened today. Higgins said it was too soon to put a cost on the damage from the earthquake but Vero has strong reinsurance arrangements.

Source: New Zealand Herald November 24, 2016 19:50 UTC