Auckland Council has budgeted $291 million for the leaky building disaster and its financial forecasts indicate it will become an inter-generational issue.
Chris Darby, an Auckland councillor, asked council officials for data.
He wanted to know about the number of claims now lodged, the number expected, the impact on council funds, how the issue was being dealt with and who will pay for it.
Darby found that it will take decades before the disaster is off the council books and ratepayers not even born yet will be paying because the council expects to be funding the issue through to 2045.
"The Long Term Plan 2015-2025 sets out assumptions relating to the financial impact of weathertightness claims, including lodged and potential claims. The forecast is $291 million over the 10-year Long Term Plan period," he said.