Residents in $700 million development ordered to vacate
Residents in a swanky $700 million Auckland housing project have been ordered to vacate their homes amid fears they are structurally unsafe.
Urgent remedial work is now under way on 22 homes in Kensington Park at Orewa amid concerns about "bracing elements" in 11 buildings.
Bringing the properties up to required standards is expected to cost hundreds of thousands of dollars.
Auckland Council, which signed off the dwellings, was alerted to problems in February after the developer Kensington Properties reviewed design documents and identified the structural problems.