Owners of Ponsonby's 63-unit Blake Central are the latest to be blighted by the leaky-building disaster.

The Government is moving on with its plans to help leaky home owners and says it is up to councils whether they participate or not.

The head of the state's leaky-home court has defended its decisions after a major High Court ruling which overturned its findings.

Two victims of the rotting-homes debacle have had their compensation payout doubled, and now other victims could get more.

Mayors of the six cities worst hit by leaky home problems want a meeting with John Key to get the Govt to cough up more money to fix the problem.

Leaders from worst-affected areas want to strike deal before Super City formed.

The Government has refused to get involved in large-scale payouts for the multi-billion-dollar disaster of rotting homes.

Contractors who worked on Auckland's luxury Princes Wharf say parts are leaking and major faults have been ignored or patched up.