Fletcher Construction was ordered not to work on part of the unfinished SkyCity Convention Centre six months before a devastating fire ripped through the building.

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The order, from Auckland Council, came because building consent plans for the car parking levels in the centre did not match plans in the resource consent.

The issue was not rectified before the fire erupted on the roof in October, the council said.

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Details of the discrepancies came to light after Stuff obtained a notice, sent from the council to Fletcher Construction, under the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act.

LAWRENCE SMITH/STUFF Charred debris strewn across the roof of the convention centre weeks after the fire.

Council planner Charlie Tseng wrote to Fletcher Construction quality assurance manager Buk Sue in March 2019.

He warned the building and resource consent plans did not match when it came to the car parking levels.

"Therefore, work relating to the car parking layouts on all car parking level may not proceed [...] until the resource consent is approved," he wrote.

JASON DORDAY/STUFF A lone station officer mans an aerial appliance on day two of the blaze in 2019.

On October 22, a blaze erupted on the roof of the unfinished convention centre and burned for days, causing widespread disruption in central Auckland and extensive damage to the building.

Mark White, a council resource consents manager, said the issue was not rectified before the fire.

The building consent remained on hold until Fletcher either amended the plans, obtained a further resource consent or provided information confirming the changes were within the scope of the original request, White said.

George Block A notice from Auckland Council to Fletcher Construction warned the building and resource consent plans for the unfinished convention centre did not match when it came to the car parking levels.

"The deviations consisted of minor additions and removal of parking spaces over multiple basement levels, as well as minor changes to the service room layout and bike parking area," White said.

Jeff Fahrensohn, council field surveying manager, said "discrepancies" between the resource and building consents would need to be fixed before work progressed.

A Fletcher Construction spokeswoman said the resource consent for the carpark allowed for 200 commuter parks.

NIWA The fire on the roof of the unfinished convention centre raged on for days.

"As is common, the exact location of these carparks and how access to and from them would be managed was not specified in the resource consent, with a condition requiring the final locations to be resolved to the satisfaction of council prior to the building being opened to the public."

The matter remained under discussion with the council when the fire erupted, she said.

About 150 cars are still trapped in the basement car parks after being deluged by water used to fight the flames.