Construction Law and Building Disputes Articles

09 Aug 06
The Weathertight Homes Resolution Services Amendment Bill 2006

13 Sep 05
Leaky building legal fears hang over city councillors

Auckland City councillors have been gagged from talking about the leaky building crisis - but not before a bitter stoush and claims it will send the rates bill soaring by $270 million.
21 Aug 05
Leaky home costs 'beat Britomart'

The bill for thousands of rotting homes in Auckland City has hit $500 million, say two councillors.
04 Jun 05
Battle over blame in leaky homes

Blue-rinse grandmothers and auburn-rinse young dads file into a Mt Eden school hall on a dank autumn afternoon. For more than two hours, 300 people squat on a hardwood floor as politicians and experts talk about the leaky homes fiasco. The look in their eyes is of no expectation.