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Leaky home owners lose court battle
The owners of several apartments in a luxury hotel complex on Auckland's North Shore have lost their battle to sue the old North Shore City Council in a multi-million dollar leaky building row.
Double jeopardy in leaky-homes bill
Loophole means ratepayers are liable to homeowner and developer, says council
$1.5b leaky-schools nightmare keeps Tolley awake
The cost of fixing the leaky-school problem has risen to around $1.5bn - but Anne Tolley admits she doesn't know where the money will come from.
MP 'delighted' case settled out of court
Nick Smith says he is "delighted" a $15 million defamation lawsuit against him has been settled out of court.
<i>Geoff Hardy:</i> Think twice before patching up a leaky home
It is notoriously hard to fix up a leaky building that has been poorly designed or built to start with.
Govt puts up $104m for leaky-school repairs, checks
The number of known leaking schools is now 145, double the estimate in September last year. The worst will benefit from $82 million allocated in the Budget for remedial work in the next year.
Tips to cope when the leaky roof comes down
An apartment owner in one of the country's worst-affected rotting blocks wants to help thousands of others through the leaky building nightmare.
Why the leaky homes bailout is unfair
The government's description of the leaky building issue as a "natural disaster of huge proportions" is both a clever device and a dangerous precedent.
Get in quick for help with leaky home bills
Leaky-home owners are likely to flood the Weathertight Homes Resolution Service with applications so they meet strict eligibility rules for aid.