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The former Fitzroy Hotel on Auckland's Wakefield Street is considered the oldest brick building in the city centre.
The trial of the owner of one of Auckland's oldest buildings has begun, five and a half years after an engineer first inspected cracks in its façade.
Auckland Council is prosecuting Terry Huang and his company The Fitzroy Hotel Auckland Limited - which owns the Category A listed heritage building at 75-77 Wakefield Street in central Auckland - for not complying with a danger notice.
Built around 1855, the building is considered the city's oldest brick building.
