Maurice Williamson

It now seems unlikely that engineers involved in the most serious building collapse of the Christchurch earthquake will face any external action, with the profession's administrators telling the… Audio

The Minister for Building and Construction, Maurice Williamson on Mayors claims that earthquake strengthening rules will strongly effect their towns. Audio

The Government has handed the report of the Royal Commission on the Canterbury Earthquakes to the police to look at whether further action could be taken over the construction of the CTV building. Audio

Dr Alan Reay, whose company designed the CTV building, refused our requests for an interview, saying he hasn't had time to read the report. Audio

The Overseas Investment Office says the businesswoman, May Wang, who tried to buy the Crafar farms between 2008 and 2010, broke the law. Audio

The Building and Construction Minister, Maurice Williamson, says the construction manager of the doomed CTV Building could face serious charges. Audio

Joining me now is the Building and Construction Minister, Maurice Williamson. Audio

158 buildings around the country have the same potentially fatal flaw as the CTV building, including 59 in Wellington and 46 in Auckland. Audio

The Land Information Minister is Maurice Williamson. Yesterday he revealed the Overseas Investment Office is taking civil proceedings against the bankrupt businesswoman May Wang, who was part of a… Audio

The Customs minister, Maurice Williamson, says a quarter-of-a-million dollar exercise to simulate a mass arrival of asylum seekers was money well spent. Audio

More now on the controversy surrounding John Banks, as police investigate claims he declared donations to his 2010 Auckland mayoral campaign from internet millionaire, Kim Dotcom, as anonymous when he… Audio

One of the two ministers who've approved the deal today, Maurice Williamson, tells Checkpopint that under the new test the application still meets the criteria of the Overseas Investment Act. Audio

The High Court has ordered the Government to reconsider a Chinese conglomerate's bid to buy 16 North Island dairy farms. Audio

With the finding that the CTV building did not meet prevailing standards when it was built in 1986, the Housing and Building Department has already started checking other buildings from the era. Audio

The Government's opponents are decrying its dairy farm sale decision today as unpatriotic and adding to a land grab by foreigners. Audio

The Government is welcoming a report from the Canterbury Earthquake Royal Commission that calls for urgent changes to building standards. Audio

After years of waiting, government assistance for leaky homeowners comes into effect today - potentially allowing thousands to move on with their lives. Audio

The government is standing by its decision to exclude apartment owners from its plan to help leaky home owners. Audio

The Building and Construction Minister Maurice Williamson, says he is confident all parties, including the banks, are firmly on board for the Government's leaky homes package, which is due to be… Audio

The major banks have agreed to a Government-led deal to help out leaky home owners facing hundreds of millions of dollars of repair bills. Audio