An Auckland law firm is launching a class action against manufacturers of plaster cladding. The claim, expected to involve well over $100 million, will be filed when Adina Thorn Lawyers has enough New ...

The recent Court of Appeal decision that claims by the Ministry of Education against cladding sheet and system manufacturer Carter Holt Harvey Ltd are not time-barred is welcome news to those home and ...

New Zealanders may be shaking off their fear of plaster-clad homes. The widespread leaky building problems that affected a number of monolithically-clad houses built in the 1990s has been credited for ...

Look at the walls of most modern buildings. Sleek. Smooth. Sometimes glossy, sometimes matte. That’s not regular paint or plaster. Most of the time, it’s aluminium cladding panels. These panels are ...