Herald commentator Brian Rudman has come out in heavy support of Mayor Andrew William’s stance on the leaky home scandal. Mr Rudman said Mr Williams reaction to the Government 10%  “take or leave it” offer “derisory” – and he’s dead right. “Mayor Williams says the [Mayoral Forum] talks broke down after he said the miserly [...]

The six Mayors representing those councils most affected by the leaky homes catastrophe, are meeting today to come up with a response to the central government’s proposed solution to the problem. Under the proposed plan, owners who drop legal action against their council can settle for approximately 30% of the cost of repairs. The Government [...]