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Building owners score partial win in 'flammable cladding' appeal
The body corporate for luxury beachfront apartments in Mount Maunganui is one of two parties behind the lawsuit. (Image: Cutterscove Resort Apartments)
Greg Hurrell
The court of appeal has partly overturned a high court ruling on jurisdiction in a fight over aluminium building cladding alleged to be dangerously flammable. The appeal was brought by the body corporate of the three-storey Cutterscove Resort Apartments in Mount Maunganui and by Argosy Property. Argosy’s portfolio included a Burger Fuel building in Auckland and a property in Māngere, south Auckland. All three properties are clad, at least in part, with Alucobond PE and Alucobond Plus, which are aluminium composite panel (ACP) cl...

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