Mike Scott
Waimea Community Dam construction finishes
It's the largest publicly-funded dam to be constructed since the Clyde Dam in 1992. The Waimea Community Dam has now reached a big milestone - its culvert closed off, allowing the reservoir to be… Audio
Turf turned on the Waimea Dam
The ceremonial sod of turf has been turned on the much awaited, and much maligned, 105 million dollar Waimea Community Dam south of Nelson. Supporters argue it's needed to soften the blow of… Audio
New film on meth harm
Over the last year a team of New Zealand Herald journalists and Greenstone Pictures have been working with the communities hammered by methamphetamine to make the documentary Fighting the Demon. Audio
Defence Force building may take a year to demolish
Demolition of the Defence Force's former head office building, Freyberg House begins in central Wellington in the next few weeks. The building's owners, AMP Capital say it's not economically viable to… Audio
Bolts holding up façades on ANZ building broken
The ANZ building on Forresters Lane was closed on Thursday afternoon after engineers found problems with the building's façades. Contractors are now in the building and have started fixing the… Audio
Bolts holding up façades on ANZ building broken
The ANZ building on Forresters Lane was closed on Thursday afternoon after engineers found problems with the building's façades. Contractors are now in the building and have started fixing the… Audio
Demolition on quake-damaged building in Wellington underway
A demolition crew with a high-reach crane is about to begin tearing down the quake-damaged office building in Molesworth street in Wellington. Audio
Mike Scott - 61 Molesworth St demolition update
Mike Scott is manager of building consents and compliance at Wellington City Council. He updates Wallace on when and if the demolition of the Prime Property Group's building fatally damaged in the 14… Audio
Wellington City Council's buildings manager on safety
The Wellington City Council's buildings manager, Mike Scott, says the owner of the Asteron Building had been "prudent, practical and sensible".
He said there was no significant hazard to public… Audio
Illegal to live in office space, Wellington City Council says
Wellington City Council general manager of building control Mike Scott says a family living in a Wellington office building should not have been living there. Audio
Demolition set to begin on quake-damaged building in Wellington
Wellington City Council says demolition of the earthquake damaged 10-floor office block at 61 Molesworth Street could start today. Audio
Aftershock could collapse Wellington office building
Engineers say an aftershock could bring a damaged Wellington office building down. They have been working late into the night to figure out how to bring down a badly damaged 10 storey office safely. Audio
Dozens of buildings closed due to quake risk
Wellington City Council Building Control Manager Mike Scott joins Checkpoint with the latest on building closures in Wellington, due to increased earthquake risk. Video, Audio
Repairs on the homes of vulnerable people took too long
An audit of the Earthquake Commission's quake repairs in Christchurch has found many dissatisfied home owners and others being left in the dark. Audio
Commission of Inquiry into Police Conduct
Assistant Police Commissioner Viv Rickard; Mike Scott, Assistant Auditor-General, Performance Audit; and Kim McGregor, co-chair of The National Network for Ending Sexual Violence Together, Te Ohaakii… Audio