prosecution | Case number: 231343

Public sector procurement fraud case

The Serious Fraud Office has filed charges against a former council manager and two associates alleging they deceived two councils (Auckland Council and Kāpiti Coast District Council) into awarding contracts valued at more than $12 million to an engineering firm they controlled. The three people have interim name suppression.

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  • Aug 2026

    SFO announces it has filed charges against three people, who have interim name suppression. They appeared in the Porirua District Court, entered not guilty pleas and elected trial by jury.

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