00:00I think they're interesting and pragmatic.
00:08I'm concerned that the devil will always be in the detail and I think we need to dig down
00:12on that and see what it means to us as a city.
00:15I am concerned about the changes that might be coming.
00:19I don't think Dunedin has had enough of a say in it and this seems very typical of Wellington
00:26to create policy that affects Dunedin or smaller communities without actually talking to those communities.
00:32I know from the Southern Heritage Trust we haven't been spoken to.
00:35So I'm just waiting to see a bit more of the detail but so far there is quite a lot of concern
00:41from engineers and building owners around Dunedin that I'm picking up today
00:45that it could actually impact their ability to pay for their renovations and restorations
00:51and reuse of those buildings and that's the opposite to what's intended.
00:55So I just really hope that Dunedin is not left out of the good news when it comes to the North Island
01:02and that Dunedin is actually being thought of carefully and the fact that we have the highest number
01:08of heritage buildings in New Zealand in one place in our CBD.
01:13When you actually look at AF8 the most damage is north of us so I am concerned about that.
01:23But we do have to be pragmatic and there are a lot of faults around the city as well.
01:28I understand why that's occurred. I understand that we have faults around Dunedin other than the AF8.
01:34The ACATOR fault is one.
01:36However, I think we need to keep our feet on the ground and be realistic
01:40because while safety is really important, the other really important thing for Dunedin is our economic wellbeing
01:47and our heritage is a ticket to that if we were to use it in the future more than what we are.
01:53So economic wellbeing for our people, that there are jobs, that there is a secure economy
01:57is also really important for Dunedin.
02:00So hopefully we're not throwing one out in order to get another.
02:03Always optimistic that it will make it better for building owners and in the end that's what we want
02:12is the ability to refurbish and look after our heritage buildings.
02:16I would hope that we would be asked for our information specifically and for our input.
02:21I think that Dunedin building owners have been waiting for something like this
02:25so if it's good news that's great but if it's not then we need to get up to Wellington
02:30and tell them all about our community. Sadly, if they haven't been watching or listening
02:34or they've neglected us once again.
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