New Zealand: Protect Councils from Dodgy Builders!

Two New Zealand councils have called for the government to introduce warranties into new building legislation to protect ratepayers and councils from the financial fallout of dodgy building and construction practices.

The New Zealand Herald reports that councils and ratepayers have been left to foot bills for shoddy building work in the past and that councils in Christchurch and Wellington have called for the introduction of a new warranty scheme to protect consumers and local authorities from liability when builders do not produce proper work.

“Councils end up as the last man standing,” Christchurch councillor Sue Wells has told a parliamentary select committee. “There is no warranty scheme that will protect the ratepayers of.....

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