prosecution | Case number: 200973

Nicholas Bright

The Serious Fraud Office filed bribery and corruption charges against former Auckland Council building inspector Nicholas Bright and a director of an Auckland building company.

Mr Bright has pleaded guilty to 21 charges of corruptly accepting bribes as a public official.

The second defendant, who has name suppression, has pleaded not guilty.

Case Timeline

• Feb 2025

  Nicholas Bright sentenced to 11 months’ home detention.

• Aug 2024

  Nicholas Bright, former council building inspector pleads guilty to bribery and corruption charges

• Apr 2024

  SFO files bribery and corruption charges against a former Auckland Council building inspector and a director of an Auckland building company