3 mins to read ‘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. Brent Melville Mon, 08 Jun 2026 © All content copyright NBR. Do not reproduce in any form without permission, even if you have a paid subscription. 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, Want to read more? It’s easy. Choose your subscription Already have an account? Login Smartphone Only Subscription NZ$29.95 / monthly Monthly Premium Online Subscription NZ$49.95 / monthly Smartphone Only Annual Subscription NZ$299.00 / yearly Yearly Premium Online Subscription NZ$499.00 / yearly Premium Group Membership 10 Users NZ$385+GST / monthly $38.5 per user – Pay by monthly credit card debit Premium Group Membership
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