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Government responds to Commerce Commission’s market study into residential building supplies

17 May 2023

The Government has announced today how it will work to improve competition for key building products in Aotearoa New Zealand.

Competition regulation Building and construction regulation

Feedback sought to reduce building consent costs and improve sector performance

17 April 2023

We’re seeking feedback on proposals to reduce the consent costs of building work and use some of the surplus Building Levy funding to improve regulatory services, says Anna Cook, General Manager Building System Performance.

Building

Changes to the Construction Contracts (Retention Money) Amendment Act

31 March 2023

Legislation has been passed to clarify and strengthen the existing requirements and provide more security to subcontractors when retention money is held by head contractors.

Building and construction regulation

Cyclone Gabrielle: Temporary accommodation available for all affected regions

27 February 2023

The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment’s Temporary Accommodation Service (TAS) is now active in all regions severely affected by Cyclone Gabrielle.

Temporary accommodation

MBIE seeks feedback to strengthen building occupational regulation regimes

21 February 2023

MBIE is commencing a public consultation seeking feedback on the Licensed Building Practitioner; Plumbers, Gasfitters and Drainlayers; Electrical Workers and Registered Architects occupational regulation regimes.

Building and construction regulation Building

Temporary Accommodation Service Activated in Auckland

08 February 2023

The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment’s (MBIE) Temporary Accommodation Service (TAS) has been activated for the Auckland floods, and is currently accepting registrations from displaced residents who need assistance finding temporary accommodation.

Temporary accommodation

Govt welcomes final report on building supplies market study

07 December 2022

The residential building supplies market study was launched in November 2021 to look into competition in this sector and today the Commerce Commission has released its final report.

Building and construction regulation Building

Building Code decisions made on lead in plumbing products and hollow-core flooring to improve the health and safety of New Zealanders

15 November 2022

Following consultation earlier this year on proposed changes to the Building Code, the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) has today announced decisions on lead in new plumbing products and hollow-core flooring systems.

Building and construction regulation Building

Building and Construction Sector Trends Annual Report indicates sector remains strong, increasingly diverse and innovative

31 October 2022

The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) has today released the Building and Construction Sector Trends: Annual Report 2022, which provides an overview of the sector’s economic performance and the context within which the sector is operating, alongside commentary on some of the challenges experienced in the last year.

Building

Code of ethics for Licensed Building Practitioners has now come into effect

26 October 2022

The Licenced Building Practitioners (LBP) code of ethics is now in effect.

Building

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