Litigation against McConnells settles

Litigation against McConnells settles
H Construction North Island was told to pay for repairs for Botany Downs Secondary College before it went into liquidation. (Image: Supplied)
Victoria Young
A court case against former Hawkins Construction directors has settled, the latest liquidators report for a former Hawkins entity reveals. The main construction company for the-then Hawkins Group, H Construction North Island Limited, has been in liquidation and receivership since 2018.The receivership came 10 days after it was ordered to pay $13.4 million to the Ministry of Education to repair leaky school buildings at Auckland’s Botany Downs secondary school.Some of the assets of Hawkins Group were moved into different entities and...

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