North Shore City Council v Body Corporate 207624 - [2011] 2 NZLR 744

Tort — Negligence — Duty of care — Liability of local authority in consenting, inspecting and certifying building development — Unit title development with mixed hotel and apartment uses — Whether duty of care owed to Body Corporate or any of unit owners.

Tort — Negligent misstatement — Liability of local authority for statements in code compliance certificates issued under Building Act — Whether local authority had responsibility to building owners relating to accuracy of certificates — Whether owners reasonably relied on information in certificates when agreeing to purchase — Whether owners actually relied on such information — Purpose for which certificates were issued.