• Source: 1 NEWS There are warnings New Zealand could be in for another leaky home crisis as a shortage of building materials leave some builders desperate and using any products they can get their hands on. Your playlist will load after this ad Some builders desperate for building materials are using any products they can get their hands on. Source: 1 NEWS One of the biggest victims of the leaky building crisis is Central Auckland's Victopia apartment block. The issue has cost Government, councils and homeowners hundreds of millions of dollars. ‘It's happening unfortunately, naturally builders will be under pressure with some projects to get that done, unfortunately people will cut corners if they have to and that's precisely what we don't want to happen,” says Julien Leys of the Building Industry Federation.