(Personal opinion only as a member of the general public generated with the help of ChatGPT)

For over two decades, New Zealand has lived with the fallout of the leaky homes crisis. Thousands of families have endured the financial, emotional, and physical toll of defective buildings—many of them constructed during a period of regulatory naivety and commercial greed.

But while the rot in our walls rightly drew public outrage, far less scrutiny has been given to the rot in the system that emerged to “fix” it. A lucrative remediation industry, led by firms like Prendos, has quietly profited off the misfortune of others—positioning themselves as saviours while entrenching a model that disempowers homeowners, enriches consultants, and feeds off red tape.

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