Site Visit: Wellington Town Hall Restrengthening

Ahead of the NAWIC Excellence Awards 2024, join NAWIC members on a tour of one Wellington's most iconic buildings 

Te Whare Whakarauika, the Wellington Town Hall is a Category 1 Heritage listed building and is nearly 120 years old. It has been closed to the public since 2013, when it was deemed earthquake prone.

The seismic strengthening and redevelopment of the Wellington Town Hall has now reached an important part in the construction programme with the majority of seismic strengthening works coming to an end. So far, a base isolation system to reduce seismic loads and improve resilience has been retrofitted, alongside a new foundation system to accommodate the base isolation and further improve the inadequate foundation system that originally supported the building.

Main Contractor: Naylor Love


DATE & TIME: 1pm on the 19th July 2024

VENUE: Meeting point is the bottom of the stairs near 15 Harris Street. Naylor Love staff will meet us there. 

COST: $20 for NAWIC Members. Note this event is very limited so please book your space only if you can attend. 

BRING: PPE is a condition of entry to the site. This includes a hard hat, glasses, sturdy closed toe flat shoes (trainers are acceptable), and hi viz. **Please email Chairwgtn@nawic.org.nz if you need to borrow any items**

Image credit - Wellington City Council, Video - Naylor Love 

Please note: NAWIC is a voluntary organisation, committed to its obligations as a PCBU under the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015.   Amongst other things, this requires NAWIC to take all practicable steps to eliminate, isolate or minimize hazards that our event attendees are exposed to. Health and safety is a shared responsibility.