$23m class action over Victopia apartments gets trial date

Workers take on repairs at Victopia Apartments. (Image: NZME)

Fri, 04 Jul 2025

Liquidators for Brookfield Multiplex Constructions (NZ) are heading to court next year to recover some $23.1 million in insurance for the Victopia apartment block in Auckland’s CBD.Brookfield Multiplex, the builder of several major projects in New Zealand including the Sylvia Park mall, the Nautilus apartments and the North Shore’s Spencer on Bryon, has been in liquidation since 2012.Liquidators Anthony McCullagh and Stephen Lawrence said in their latest report they had filed a claim in New South Wales on behalf of the company.Media...

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