A Napier EQC engineer has been found negligent by his professional body.
A Napier EQC engineer has been found negligent by his professional body.
A Napier EQC engineer has been found negligent and incompetent by his professional body.
Under-fire engineer Graeme Robinson, who was EQC's sole adviser after the Christchurch earthquakes, reportedly faced accusations of bullying, unprofessional behaviour, negligence and incompetence before a Chartered Professional Engineers (CPENZ) disciplinary hearing in August which looked intocomplaints relating to 11 properties.
The Institution of Professional Engineers of New Zealand began investigating in 2012 after complaints.
Complainants Michael and Fiona Tierney had told the committee Mr Robinson was rude and intimidating when he inspected their Coalgate home and declared it safe though they had been told to leave by the Selwyn council.
The EQC had regarded Mr Robinson as an expert in earthquake damage and continued to use him after it received complaints about his work.
It was reported Mr Robinson did more than 2000 inspections for EQC over several decades. He was still a contractor with EQC but was on a scheduled break.
