In Wellington there is a freely available list of which buildings are considered risky in the event of an earthquake - is there such a list for Auckland? I tried googling but could not find one. I was told via word of mouth that I could contact the city council and for a fee could assess the earthquake safety reports of individual properties? I am intending to rent an apartment in Auckland and really want to check the earthquake safety status of the building before I commit to a lease.
I know this sounds pretty paranoid considering the fact that Auckland isn't in a high-risk earthquake zone, but when you're from Christchurch, you know it's better to be safe than sorry. After all, Christchurch 'was not on a known fault line', either.