A WATERTIGHT CONSPIRACY

About the Book

Set principally in New Zealand in the first decade of the twenty-first century, the plot is based around the leaky building scandal that has beset the country. The cost in financial terms has been estimated to be in excess of NZ$20 billion but there are no statistics that enumerate how many people have been affected by the problem both directly and indirectly. Is it possible that one of the main causes of the problem that is, allowing the use of untreated timber eventuated as a consequence of external influences? What part have successive national governments and politicians of all persuasions played by avoiding and accepting responsibility for causing the dilemma in the first place and in failing to provide comprehensive solutions to facilitate helping those affected to achieve satisfactory results? The book tells the story of how Fred and Elsie Robertson become unwittingly involved in a leaky building debacle and of how they and their lawyers attempt to get restitution from those responsible as a consequence of their negligent actions and also describes a series of theoretical conspiracy plots associated with the case.

About the Author

DP Holgate is the author’s non de plume. He was born in Stretford, Manchester, in England in the summer of 1949. He was educated at a technical high school in Manchester and after completing GCE ‘A’ levels commenced work as a trainee architect. After a stint of working in the central city area of Manchester, he and his wife immigrated to New Zealand in 1974. He has since completed both a master and doctorate degrees and still practises as an architect. He has been married for over forty-two years and has three children and six grandchildren.