Auckland Council spends $195k defending Downtown Car Park challenge

Auckland Council spends $195k defending Downtown Car Park challenge
Renders from Precinct Properties show the redevelopment of the Downtown Car Park. (Image: Precinct)
Tom Raynel
Auckland Council incurred almost $200,000 in external legal costs defending a now-vacated challenge against its sale of the Downtown Car Park building.The judicial review, due to be heard in the High Court at Auckland on Aug 5, was initiated by Save the Queen Street Society (SQSS), which sought to overturn the building's sale to Precinct Properties. On Thursday, BusinessDesk revealed that the society and Precinct had resolved the matter, and the court date had been vacated. A spokeswoman said the council had consented to file a no...

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