Central Hawke's Bay District Council has decided not to take legal action over works it claims failed to strengthen the library building and community hall in Waipukurau.
Waipukurau Centennial Library has been closed since May 2020 after the council received engineering advice that the building was unsafe and earthquake-prone.
Waipukurau Memorial Hall was also found to be earthquake-prone in July 2020 but it has remained open, as the structural issues are not as bad as the library.
Between 2014 and 2017, strengthening works were carried out on both buildings to improve the buildings' earthquake strengthening.
![Works being carried out on the library in 2015.](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/RXI7TEDLF55DLZCJ2JAADE2S7Q.jpg?auth=e9a96e63a3706b8a22a0ff85b988e06eb2e242af2dd01fef87a4538f7eca25f1&width=16&height=12&quality=70&smart=true)