Hawke’s Bay: Asbestos found in homes being demolished after Cyclone Gabrielle, cost to balloon to over $10m
The estimated cost to demolish red-zoned Category 3 homes in Hawke’s Bay has ballooned and is now expected to cost ratepayers more than $10 million. That is largely due to the “high level” of asbestos which needs to be removed and disposed of in some homes …