Waikato meeting on rotting homes
Lindsay Tisch - MP for Piako
Wayne Mapp - National Housing Spokesperson
National MPs are holding a public meeting on the rotting homes crisis in Hamilton this Sunday.
National MP Lindsay Tisch said Waikato people had been contacting National’s website and others had contacted MPs’ with
concerns over rotting homes and worries about their loss of equity.
“Leaky buildings are a big problem in the Waikato, with much development in Hamilton in particular in recent years. Many
people, from young couples starting out to retiring people, are heartbroken at what they’ve discovered about their home.
“Those affected need to get together and have input into the best way to deal with these problems and how to prevent
this continuing to happen,” Mr Tisch said. Hundreds of people have turned out to four other public meetings staged by
National around the country in recent weeks.
National sought for the second time this week an amendment to the Construction Contracts Bill, so that a
Weathertightness Tribunal could be established to identify liability for homeowners. The Government did not support the
proposal.
National Housing spokesperson Dr Wayne Mapp said it was also important that the Building Code be changed to prevent
leaky homes syndrome in the future.
“National has proposed straight forward solutions to this problem and we are determined to find the answers for current
people affected and others building in the future,” he said.
Sunday’s meeting is at 2pm at the Celebrating Age Centre, 30 Victoria Street, Hamilton.