In 2013 thousands of litres of diesel leaked from a faulty storage tank into a nearby stream, contaminating the water supply of the nearby town of Raetihi. Residents were without water for three weeks. The company responsible for the spill was prosecuted by the...
Once again MBIE is looking into the feasibility of making it compulsory for builders to take out insurance. Insurance to protect homeowners that is. This approach is common in Australia, where individual states require builders to be licensed and take out insurance...