Granny flat ethics explained
According to the Licensed Building Practitioner Code of Ethics, LBPs need to know what building work they are allowed to…
Regulatory
MBIE clarifies private BCA liability
MBIE has clarified how liability will work for Building Consent Approvals Limited (BCAL), which is due to become New Zealand’s…
Investment Boost can help builders
Builders could find themselves with a much lower tax bill at the end of the financial year 2026 thanks to…
Consent-free solar panels proposed
The Government has announced plans to make it easier to install solar panels and proposed changes to power infrastructure to…
Are you managing your retention money properly?
The retention provisions in the Construction Contracts Act 2002 (CCA) were put in place to protect retention money owed to…
MBIE sheds light on self-certification
The Ministry of Building Innovation and Employment (MBIE) has defined what it means by ‘nominal consent’, shedding fresh light on…
Proposed building consent exemption conditions for small standalone dwellings
Earlier this month, the Building Performance team published a checklist of the proposed conditions that must be met when using…
Self-certification gets the green light
The Government has given the green light to laws that will allow some builders sign off their own work Building…
H&S legislation criticised
The Government’s reform of health and safety legislation has been criticised by industry groups as a “disappointing backward step” Despite…
Largely positive response to overseas building products change
With MBIE and Building and Construction Minister Chris Penk touting the proposed changes to using overseas building products loudly, Under…
Granny flat changes going ahead
Government moves forward with changes to small standalone dwelling (granny flat) building consent rules. Below is government announcement released 7…
RMA reform plans to end the culture of “no”
Resource Management Act (RMA) reform will make it easier to get things done, and will end the culture of “no”,…
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