Eight buildings in Rotorua have been confirmed as earthquake-prone following risk assessments prompted by the Rotorua District Council.
The owners of about 1300 buildings initially identified as potentially earthquake-prone were written to late last year and asked to commission professional structural engineering assessments.
The council's Building Services Manager Darrell Holder said owners have varying periods of time to undertake assessments depending on the risk level.
"Those in the highest risk category still have until February 2015 to complete their structural engineering assessments and report the findings to the council," he said. "In the meantime responses from the owners of around 10 per cent of the 1300 buildings have been received to date, with just eight buildings confirmed as being earthquake-prone at this stage."
The council sent letters to building owners asking them to check whether their properties were earthquake prone. Owners had to obtain structural engineering assessments to determine if their buildings would be at risk in the event of a substantial earthquake.