Wellington City Council to vote on Reading Cinemas block

From Morning Report, 8:36 am on 29 February 2024

Wellington City Councillors will decide the fate of a $32 million deal to fix a major eye sore in the capital's CBD today.

The council is proposing to buy the land under the quake prone Reading Cinemas shopping complex on Courtenay Place and lease it back to the cinema company.

The building has been closed since January 2019 because of its quake risk.

Wellington Mayor Tory Whanau spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.