Freyberg House to be demolished due to earthquake damageKEVIN STENT/Fairfax NZ Freyberg House is to be demolished, AMP Capital has confirmed. After months of speculation the owners of Defence House have confirmed the building, headquarters of the Ministry of Defence, is to be demolished. But its owner AMP Capital had been refusing to answer questions until Friday afternoon, confirming the building had "sustained significant damage". READ MORE:* Defence Force headquarters closed, reportedly 'uninhabitable'* Defence House coming down, Winston Peters says in House* Defence House owner rejects suggestion it is earmarked for demolitionIn mid-February New Zealand First leader Winston Peters said in Parliament that a decision to pull the building down had already been made. A spokeswoman for AMP Capital declined to comment on the nature of the damage to the building, also known as Freyberg House.

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