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Fast-tracking grocery developments to boost competition

The Government has launched a suite of reforms to make it easier and faster for new supermarkets to be built.

Building inspection timeframes now in effect

Regulations requiring Building Consent Authorities (BCAs) to complete at least 80 per cent of building inspections within three working days of the date requested by the building owner are now in effect.

Government delivers major building system reform

The Government has agreed to change the building and construction sector’s liability settings from joint and several liability to proportionate liability and is making it easier for Building Consent Authorities (BCA) to voluntarily consolidate their functions.

Next steps in the Building Code Fire Safety Review

MBIE has released the summary of submissions from its 2024 consultation on fire safety provisions in the Building Code.

Government eases restrictions on garden sheds and sleep outs

The Government has agreed to ease building consent conditions for garden sheds, sleep outs and other similar single-story detached buildings.

Government makes it easier to use overseas building products and introduces regular update cycle for the Building Code system

MBIE has published the first version of the Building Product Specifications, and the Government is adopting a new approach to making major changes to the Building Code system.

Temporary Accommodation Service activated for the Tasman and Nelson severe weather event

Associate Housing Minister Tama Potaka has announced that the Temporary Accommodation Service (TAS) in the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) activated at 12:00pm on Friday 11 July to offer support to households displaced by the recent severe weather event in Tasman and Nelson regions.

Supercharging residential solar power

The Government is expanding the permitted voltage range for New Zealand’s electricity networks and making changes to the building consent process to help increase the uptake of residential solar.

Views sought on new Building Product Specifications

Tradies, local authorities, designers, retailers and the public are being urged to have their say on a draft document that would enable many more overseas products to be easily used in New Zealand.

Granny flats bill passes first reading