What has been done to the Hunter Building up until now?

By the end of 1975, the building had been temporarily braced, and the average daily usage substantially reduced, halved in fact. According to figures distributed by the acting Vice-Chancellor, Mr J.D. Gould, in April of this year, the average occupancy between the hours of 9.00 am — 5.00 pm was formerly 560 persons, with a maximum of 697 and a minimum of 394, while the building was in fact open fifteen hours a day. However during the summer of '74 — '75, the Law Library and Law Faculty staff were transferred to Rankine Brown, and shortly afterwards, the large lecture theatre H312 was taken out of use. The usage of other general classrooms was reduced, but it was impossible to take any of them out of use entirely. Today, the average occupancy at any hour is approximately 280 persons with a maximum of 416 and a minimum 163. Some reallocation of classrooms can reduce occupancy, but until alternative classrooms and staff accommodation are provided, no further substantial reduction is possible.

There still therefore exists a potentially dangerous situation. Although improved. Hunter is still an earthquake risk. There are still about 280 people at any given time, who face the possibility of expiring ignominiously beneath a heap of brick and masonry (historic though it may be) should the city of Wellington decide to re-allocate her boundaries.

Well, what are the alternatives? Upgrading for example?