Between April and May 2023, we asked for feedback on the building levy Review.

The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) asked for feedback on its review of the building consent system in 2022. This consultation closed on 4 September 2022.

We recently sought feedback as part of the review of the building consent system. This consultation focused on potential options to improve the building consent system.

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

The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) has today published the National Construction Pipeline Report 2023 providing a projection of national building and construction activity for the 6 years from December 2022 to December 2028.

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.

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

The Building Product Information Requirements commenced yesterday (11 December 2023).

This evaluation was designed to better understand how well the current system is aligned with its intended objectives and to explore the underlying causes of issues with its efficiency, predictability and effectiveness.