“The Government is playing politics and putting
New Zealanders’ life savings at risk over the ‘leaky‘
building syndrome,” New Zealand First M.P. Brent Catchpole
said today.
Mr Catchpole was commenting on George Hawkins’
belated decision to hold an inquiry into the problems caused
by leaking buildings.
“Mr Hawkins has been embarrassed by
our calls for an inquiry and has referred it to the
Labour-dominated two-party Government Administration select
committee where the Government will seek to control the
issue.
“Given the importance of the issue and the
widespread nature of the problem, this should be an
independent inquiry, or at least should be conducted by a
select committee with full representation.
“The
Government Administration committee as it is presently
constituted cannot do justice to this task,” Mr Catchpole
said.
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