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A beginner's guide to resource and building consent processes
How the Resource Management Act and the Building Act affect your building project, and what you need to do to have your consents approved
Contact:
Department of Building & Housing
Found In:
Housing > General
Format: Website
Cost: nil
Building Act 2004
Information about the Act, which controls the building of houses and other buildings.
Contact:
Department of Building & Housing
Found In:
Building Industry
Format: Website
Building Code
The New Zealand Building Code is the First Schedule to the Building Regulations 1992. All new building work must comply with the Building Code. It is a performance-based code, which means it states how a building and its components must perform as opposed to describing how the building must be designed and constructed. The Building Code is currently being reviewed to align it with the Building Act 2004.
Contact:
Department of Building & Housing
Found In:
Building Industry
Format: Website
Building Code Compliance Documents
Compliance Documents describe one way to achieve compliance with the requirements of the Building Code. They are not mandatory, but designs based on them must be accepted by building consent authorities as demonstrating compliance with the Building Code.
Contact:
Department of Building & Housing
Found In:
Building Industry
Format: Website
Building on the Edge: the Use and Development of Land Close to Fault Lines (Mar 2001)
Land use planning for seismic events and building over active fault lines. Key issues regarding the legislation and its implementation by authorities. Includes access to geological information, risk assessment and management, regional and district planning, the Building Code and integration between the Building Act 1991 and the Resource Management Act 1991.
Contact:
Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment
Found In:
Building Industry
Format: Document
Building regulations
Building regulations are made under the Building Act 2004. The Building Regulations 1992 contain the mandatory New Zealand Building Code, which sets out performance standards that all new building work must meet.
Contact:
Department of Building & Housing
Found In:
Building Industry
Format: Website
Codewords - newsletter for the building industry
Codewords is the building controls newsletter of the Department of Building and Housing. It includes news and guidance about building controls, including the Building Act and the Building Code.
Contact:
Department of Building & Housing
Found In:
Building Industry
Format: Website
Cost: nil
ConsumerBuild website
The ConsumerBuild website provides information about building, renovating and maintaining houses in New Zealand. It also outlines your rights, responsibilities and dispute resolution options if things go wrong. The site is run by the Department of Building and Housing in partnership with Consumers’ Institute.
Contact:
Department of Building & Housing
Found In:
Building Industry
Format: Website
Cost: nil
Determinations under the Building Act 2004
A determination is a binding decision made by the Department of Building and Housing. It provides a way of solving disputes or questions about the rules that apply to buildings, how buildings are used, building accessibility, health and safety.
Contact:
Department of Building & Housing
Found In:
Building Industry
Format: Website
Electrical Workers Licensing Group
EWLG receives and authorises registration of electrical and electronic workers, issues practicing licenses, investigates complaints, and ensures registered electrical workers maintain ongoing competency. Online services for electrical workers include updating contact and safety training details, and renewing practising licences.
Contact:
Electrical Workers Licensing Group (Department of Building and Housing)
Found In:
Building Industry
Format: Website