Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and other ministers at the launch of the Construction Sector Accord in Manurewa, south Auckland on Sunday morning. Part of the accord would be aimed at "rebalancing risk" in the building sector. Ebert was the latest construction company to go broke, failing in July 2018 despite a booming Auckland construction market. HISTORY OF NZ BUILDING FAILUREThe deregulation of the building sector led to the nationwide leaky building scandal, which left tens of thousands of households facing huge bills to fix their homes, and defective apartments. * 1988: Ministry of Works and Construction was disestablished reducing the importance of government engineers in managing the construction industry.

Source: Stuff April 13, 2019 23:26 UTC