Documents released reveal then-health minister knew extent of leaky DHB buildings in 2012.

Real estate boss Paul Lochore says the process is far too long and expensive.

A surveyor said temporary repairs were 'like putting a finger in a dam'.

Documents show $8.6m spent to extend learning hub while mould festers at kids' hospital.

Union calls for budget rules to be ripped up after revelations about rotten hospital.

Staff were evacuated from the Justice Precinct after faeces dripped through the ceiling.

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Lesley and George bought a house to escape tragedy. What they got was even more trauma.

Leaky school repairs are about to get faster and cheaper but an expert warns against it.

New Lynn's Fruitvale School will get a new $9.5 million classroom block.

A school that has been hit by fire and three tragic deaths this year has finally got some good news - a $4m repair job for its leaky classrooms.

Stigma of uncertainty could linger for homeowners 15 years after repairs, researchers find.

The Supreme Court has criticised leaky homes legislation as slow and "tortuous" and ruled in favour of a Whangarei homeowner.

Bat Palms Apartment block in Browns Bay that is facing a hefty repair bill due to it being a leaky building.

Around $2.1 million will be invested to build a total of six new classrooms at schools in the Wellington and Kapiti regions, Education Minister Hekia Parata announced today.

Cambridge High School and Ngaruawahia High School Waikato will both undergo major redevelopments at a cost of $17 million.

For one family, their leaky home presents a life or death situation for their 10-year-old.

Auckland Council has budgeted $291mi for the leaky building disaster and its financial forecasts indicate it will become an inter-generational issue.

A proposal for builders to give themselves the green light could leave the door open for a repeat of the leaky housing crisis, construction industry experts say.

Auckland ratepayers are coughing up $23.8 million in the region's biggest leaky building case.

Funding has been confirmed for a class action lawsuit against the makers of defective plaster cladding.

New Zealand's biggest leaky building payout points to serious flaws in our system, according to an industry expert.

The 150 owners of the 12-level Nautilus tower in Orewa were awarded the payout in a decision released yesterday by Justice Murray Gilbert.

Owners of Orewa apartment tower the Nautilus have won $25.07 million, the largest amount awarded to leaky building owners in New Zealand.

Many owners of big apartment blocks are going through their second leaky building repair project, after the first fix-up failed.

Repairs have begun to one of Auckland's largest leaky apartment complexes.

Fallout from New Zealand's leaky building disaster continues. The case related to an alleged failure of a cladding system, although the builder defended that.

Facing huge bills to fix their leaky houses, more homeowners have joined the new $100 million-plus leaky home class action.

Gay Johnson spent $600,000 fixing her leaking Castor Bay house so she joined a new $100 million legal action to fight for compensation.

Initial investigations have begun into how to fix one of New Zealand's biggest leaky-building towers.