• The quake-affected Defence House in Wellington is set to be demolished, Winston Peters has said.

Speaking in Parliament during question time on Wednesday, the NZ First leader directed his claim at Prime Minister Bill English.

“How can he [English] have confidence in the Minister of Defence [Gerry Brownlee] who has provided no update about the defence quarters, when he knows this building will have to be demolished,” Peters said.

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Defence House has been closed since the November quake.