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‘Wasted interest costs’ sees consulting engineer fined $2.6m

High Court agrees that the engineer should cover costs of at least 18 months of delays, on a $10.6m loan by the developer.

Consulting engineer Scott McIntyre.

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A consulting engineer has been pinged $2.6 million in damages after committing “significant” design errors on a residential subdivision in Sunnyvale, West Auckland.

In a professional negligence judgment by the Auckland High Court in late April, Scott McIntyre, a senior engineer with Projenz,

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Brent Melville Mon, 08 Jun 2026
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