Leaky Building Articles

03 Aug 10
Mayoral Candidate Announces Leaky Homes Policy
Super City Mayoral Candidate Announces Leaky Homes Policy. Super City mayoral candidate and businessman Colin Craig has released his policy regarding the current Leaky Homes Crisis.
02 Aug 10
Super-mayor candidate Colin Craig's leaky home solution
Paul Grimshaw on Campbell Live.
18 Jun 10
Grimshaw & Co - Litigation and Dispute Management
Leaky homes presentation
17 Jun 10
'Devastated' leaky apartment owners sue for $12.7 million
Owners of a block of Thorndon apartments are claiming $12.7 million in what's believed to be Wellington's biggest leaky building claim.
14 Jun 10
Hush-hush deal on leaky apartments
A multimillion-dollar settlement has been quietly negotiated for one of Wellington's most prominent leaky buildings.
10 Jun 10
Government Scheme
The Government recently announced a proposed scheme which it believes will assist those parties embroiled in the leaky homes saga. The scheme is apparently to start sometime next year.
01 Jun 10
Family thrilled to move on from dripping disaster
Paul and Wilna White, British migrants who won $346,002 compensation after buying 6 Castaway Place, are renting and hope to sell their house.
01 Jun 10
System hailed as boon to detect leaky buildings
Dr Stevan Berber, a senior lecturer in the department of electrical and computer engineering, said a seven-year project had resulted in the invention of a computerised system to measure wall moisture content.
01 Jun 10
City backs no-blame package to solve leaky homes woes
Relief could be on the way for victims of leaky homes in Tauranga who face impossible financial obstacles in trying to get their houses fixed.
31 May 10
Eight councils sign up to leaky homes package
Eight of the "most affected" local government authorities have signed up to the Government's proposed financial assistance package for leaky home owners.
29 May 10
City homes go on leaking while Council mulls offer
Hamilton people with leaky homes are waiting for the city council to decide whether it will join the Government's resolution scheme.
28 May 10
Manukau shows support for leaky homes package
Manukau City Council has agreed in principle to support the Government proposal to assist homeowners with leaky buildings.
26 May 10
'No end' to costs for leaky homes owner
Peter Crestani has paid the costs of his leaky home in so many ways that he's nearly lost count. Now the prospect of rates increases to help councils pay for their mistakes will be yet another hit to his pocket.
26 May 10
$87m leaky homes threat to rates
Wellington City Council's bill to fix leaky homes has blown out to $87 million – more than three times previous estimates.
26 May 10
Marathon Case Heads to Supreme Court
Leave is being sought to take one of New Zealand's most significant leaky building cases to the Supreme Court.
23 May 10
Govt rules out top-end for leaky homes payments
Bill English is standing firm on leaky homes, saying there is no chance the government will top up the offer of paying 25% towards the cost of fixing damaged properties.
20 May 10
New Zealand's leaky homes saga: Q&A
What is a leaky home? A leaky home is essentially a house where water has infiltrated the cladding (protective layer on the exterior walls of a house) and then becomes stuck behind the wall. The inner framing of the house, walling and floor then remains moist for a long period of time, causing fungus to grow and the timber to rot.
20 May 10
Rate payers face possible $25m leaky homes bill
Tauranga ratepayers face a potential $25 million leaky homes repair bill if the Government pushes ahead with its financial assistance package.
20 May 10
The Wellingtonian Editorial: Who's to blame for homes?
Though Auckland has been by far the worst hit in the matter of leaky homes, 9 per cent of the problem homes are in Wellington – about $1 billion worth – so it is an issue of massive importance here, too.
19 May 10
Leaky homes package welcomed by building community
The leaky homes bail out package is a step in the right direction, but claimants may become tangled in the legal system, says a leading Auckland building consultancy.
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