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Temporary Accommodation Service activated to support people affected by Wairoa flooding

09 July 2024

The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment’s (MBIE) Temporary Accommodation Service (TAS) has been activated today to support people displaced by flooding in Wairoa.

Temporary accommodation

Public feedback wanted on ‘granny flats’

18 June 2024

The Government is consulting on options to make it easier to build granny flats.

Building and construction regulation Building

Dam safety regulations now in force

15 May 2024

The Building (Dam Safety) Regulations 2022 commenced on 13 May 2024.

Building and construction regulation Building

Amended dam safety regulations to commence this month

09 May 2024

New and amended regulations to improve the safety and resilience of Aotearoa New Zealand’s dams come into force on Monday 13 May 2024.

Building and construction regulation

Government announces changes to improve access to overseas building products

24 April 2024

On 4 April 2024 the Government announced work is underway to make it easier to use new building products from overseas.

Building and construction regulation Building

Building Consent Authorities to get more time to focus on consenting activities

23 April 2024

Building control officers will be required to complete their competency assessments at least every 2 years rather than annually.

Building and construction regulation Building

Improving building consent data reporting

15 April 2024

On 20 March, the Government announced improvements to performance monitoring of the building consent system.

Building

Changes coming to the Building Levy

09 April 2024

On 12 March, the Government announced an increase to the building levy threshold.

Building

Change to height and volume of dams impacted by the dam safety regulations

05 April 2024

The Government has listened to feedback and has made a change to the size of dams impacted by the regulations, to reduce the number of dams that need to comply.

Health and safety Building and construction regulation

Consultation opens proposing more time to comply with plumbing products changes under the Building Code

02 April 2024

The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) has today opened a consultation proposing to extend the transition period end date for the lead and dezincification plumbing product provisions published last year, from 1 September 2025 to 1 May 2026.

Building and construction regulation Building

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