Tread carefully over plans to extend earthquake-strengthening work deadlines.  

The Government's announced it's giving people an extra four years to get unsafe buildings up to scratch. 

It's also bringing forward a review into earthquake-prone buildings. 

AUT construction expert John Tookey told Mike Hosking that four years or beyond kicks the issue into a future governmental cycle or two.  

He says this inevitably mixes politics with public safety considerations. 

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