A properly established and managed home warranty scheme is the best solution.

Yashili International's plans to build a $210 million milk processing plant in Waikato continues a major shift in its business model after the deadly 2008 melamine scandal.

The helping hand to owners of leaky homes is being shunned, helping improve the government's accounts by $408 million in the latest financial year.

Negotiations with banks to lend leaky home owners money for repairs are going well, Finance Minister Bill English says.