Building and construction
Well-functioning housing and construction markets support growth in productivity and employment, and affect macroeconomic stability, health, security, and social cohesion.
Well-functioning housing and construction markets support growth in productivity and employment, and affect macroeconomic stability, health, security, and social cohesion.
All building work in New Zealand must meet certain requirements to achieve safe, healthy, durable homes and buildings. These requirements support our goal to grow New Zealand for all.
An overview of the key research, data, and media releases in February 2021.
In this section you will find data and statistics about rental bonds. Information about housing and urban development is available from the Ministry of Housing and Urban Development website. Tenancy information for landlords and tenants is available from the Tenancy website.
Lifting the capability and capacity of the construction workforce is a priority for the Government, and essential to achieving the Government’s goals for KiwiBuild, health, education, transport and regional development.
The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment is consulting on proposed requirements to be made by regulatory instruments under the Building (Pools) Amendment Bill.
We are seeking your feedback on proposed changes to the Unit Titles Act 2010 (the UTA).
We are seeking submissions on the proposed Design Guide. The feedback from submissions will be used to finalise the guide.
The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) is proposing to amend eight engineering equations in the Concrete Buildings section of the Seismic Assessments of Existing Buildings – Technical Guidelines for Engineering Assessments.
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