More than one thousand houses might have been signed off by a fake engineer.
It's been revealed that an engineering technologist has been signing off documents such as building codes by using his colleagues identities without their permission.
Engineering New Zealand says it's been going on for about six years and affects over 40 councils.
Chief Executive Dr Richard Templer told Heather Du Plessis-Allan that the person had clients across New Zealand.
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