PremiumLane NicholsReporter & Deputy Head of News·NZ Herald·3 Jun, 2026 05:00 PM6 mins to read‌A dwelling in a block of Onehunga apartments which sparked a leaky building case involving a first-home buyer who was awarded more than $500,000 in damages and costs. Photo / Jason DordayA family found to have sold a rotting Auckland house to a first-home buyer by concealing evidence it leaked have lost an appeal and must pay the buyer more than $500,000 in damages and costs.

A newly released judgment says the trial judge was entitled to rule the vendors