Stieller v Porirua City Council - [1986] 1 NZLR 84

Negligence — Duty of care — Breach of duty — Standard of care — Liability of local authority for cost of repairs to house — Defective weather-board cladding and drainage — Claim against local authority for negligence in issue of building permit or in inspection during building — Builders were not joined in the proceedings — Whether the local authority was liable — Whether local authority had been negligent.