Secret Government sting on Auckland building sites finds serious problems

PHOTO: GETTY IMAGES – A secret Government inquiry found specially qualified builders missing at 80 per cent of Auckland home builds.

“Operation Landing”, an inquiry started by multiple government agencies after intelligence indicated problems in Auckland’s new-home building sector, was kept secret for more than a year.

A sting operation at building sites for new homes in Auckland found specially qualified builders missing at four out of five venues inspected and a range of regulatory and employment problems.

The Labour inspectorate noted nearly all sites failing to meet employment obligations were run by Chinese companies. Thirteen sites were to have been visited by Immigration New Zealand and five people were deported.

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