Greg Simpson was facilities manager at the Counties Manukau District Health Board for most of a decade up till late 2016.
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It was "a nightmare for everyone" trying to maintain buildings with only half the funding they needed, to say nothing of water, sewage and gas underground services which are now well beyond their best-by date, he said.
In an extended interview, reporter Phil Pennington asked Mr Simpson when it was he first became aware of Middlemore Hospital's building problems.
Building maintenance was a 'nightmare', says ex-manager at DHB