Cladding
Timber shortage frustrating builders
A shortage of timber for house building is causing stress for builders - we speak to Greytown builder Jeremy Long. Audio
Cladding company lawyer blames construction for leaky homes
A lawyer for the building materials company James Hardie has blamed bad construction for a leaky home - not the company's product.
The James Hardie group of companies are being sued for more than 200… Audio
'We need a building ministry': doco reveals high-rise horrors
A new documentary by building experts John Gray and Roger Levie has uncovered the shocking state of apartment buildings around New Zealand. Entitled A Living Hell: Apartment Disasters. Roger is with… Audio
Class action filed against cladding companies
Court action has begun over high-rise cladding linked to the fatal fire at London's Grenfell Tower.
A class action has been filed against three companies in the High Court on behalf of property… Audio
State's cladding solution and unis links to China queried
Australia correspondent Chris Niesche joins Kathryn to talk about how one state is coming to the rescue of apartment owners over the issue of flammable cladding. Two universities are under fire after… Audio
Grenfell materials study renews call for NZ safety measures
Smoke from the insulation used on Grenfell Tower is 15 times more toxic than less-flammable types, while the cladding is 55 times more flammable than others, the first in-depth study of the tower's…
Grenfell disaster showed complancey costs lives - fire expert
A visting British fire expert says international confusion over how to keep people in high-rise buildings safe from flames is putting lives in danger. Gary Strong of the Royal Institute of Chartered… Audio
Builders struggle with suspensions for composite panels
Building owners and designers are struggling to deal with the suspension of approval certificates for aluminium panels similar to those that burned on London's Grenfell Tower a year ago. They are not… Audio
Uncertainty in building sector about cladding fire safety
Growing uncertainty about the fire safety of cladding on high-rise buildings is beginning to bite on the construction sector. The Auckland Council is warning of delays in dealing with consents for… Audio
Councils says buildings with Grenfell-style panels are safe
Auckland and Wellington city councils have been quick to reassure people that its safe to live and work in dozens of buildings with similar cladding to that of the deadly Grenfell Tower. Tomorrow is… Audio
Lawyer tells apartment owners to rip off cladding to check
One of the country's most experienced leaky building litigation lawyers is now fielding calls from other apartment owners fearing another nightmare on their hands - combustible cladding. And now Paul… Audio
Cladding on dozens of UK tower blocks fail fire tests
Cladding on 34 tower blocks in 17 council areas in England has failed fire safety tests, the government says.
Doubt over Govt assurances on building cladding
Councils in Wellington and Christchurch say they weren't asked to check how many buildings are clad in combustible material similar to the Grenfell Tower in London until this week. But official… Audio
Building Ministry asks councils to check cladding in NZ
The Minister for Building and Construction said he'd asked his officials to contact councils and check whether any high-rise buildings in New Zealand have been built using these materials. The… Audio
Call to suspend cladding certification following London fire
In the wake of the fatal tower fire in London an Auckland building consultant is demanding the Government suspend certification of a type of cladding used in this country. Audio
Bad fire sparks fears about cheap apartment cladding
A five million dollar apartment fire in Melbourne has sparked fears about a cheap aluminium cladding. Audio