Standards New Zealand has today released a draft Technical Specification for 'Structural design actions – Part 5: Earthquake actions – New Zealand' (TS1170.5) for public comment. The draft specification looks to provide updated engineering guidance to determine earthquake loadings when designing new buildings.

The Building Practitioners Board (the Board) has cancelled Licenced Building Practitioner (LBP) Matthew Biddle’s licence after finding Mr Biddle to be in breach of the Building Act 2004.

The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) asked for feedback on its review of occupational regulation in early 2023. This consultation closed on 6 April 2023.

Discussion document for MBIE's consultation on proposed amendments to the BuiltReady scheme rules.

The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) is consulting on proposed scheme rules for CodeMark.

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.

This Snapshot covers key trends from March 2022 to September 2022.

This section sets out information about the investigation of building failures under the Building Act 2004.

This research provides a summary of progress made by 38 territorial authorities towards identifying potential earthquake-prone buildings

An overview of the key research, data, and media releases in April 2021.