Seismic strengthening of school buildings is underway in Wellington and Palmerston North dioceses. Catholic Schools Board executive chairperson Gary Quirke says in the next three years, CSBL plans to spend more than $20 million strengthening and replacing buildings to make schools safer in a major earthquake.
As the property manager for the proprietors of 77 schools in the two dioceses, CSBL is managing the seismic assessment and strengthening programme. Continue reading