The project manager for the Tahatai Coast School rebuild is defending its work against Bob Clarkson's claims that the work done is unnecessarily expensive for the taxpayer.
Bob claims that perfectly usable wood is being discarded at work sites, costing the taxpayer extra for new materials.

Repair work on a leaky Tahatai Coast School building.

The project manager for Tahatai Coast School is Prendos New Zealand Limited and in response to Bob's claims, its business development manager, Martine Fernandez has issued this statement:

"Prendos New Zealand Limited adhere strictly to the Ministry's requirements of fully meeting the Building Code and doing so in an economic manner.
"All timber removal is site specific and supported by independent scientific analysis. Comment otherwise is false and misleading."

Read the Ministry of Education response here.