Useful links
Last updated: 22 October 2025
A list of useful resources for building and construction projects.
Websites and pages
For more information see New Zealand Legislation website
Section 41 of the Building Act 2004
Section 42A of the building Act 2004
Schedule 1, Building work for which building consent is not required
Building Performance
Building Code
www.building.govt.nz/building-code-compliance
Building CodeHub
Technical reviews
www.building.govt.nz/building-officials/technical-reviews
Determinations
www.building.govt.nz/resolving-problems/resolution-options/determinations
Standards New Zealand
Relevant legislation
All building work, whether it needs a building consent or is exempt, must comply with the Building Code and other relevant legislation on the New Zealand Legislation website:
Plumbers, Gasfitters, and Drainlayers Act 2006
Gas (Safety and Measurement) Regulations 2010
Electricity (Safety) Regulations 2010
Chartered Professional Engineers of New Zealand Act 2002
Building Act 2004, Part 4 – Regulation of building practitioners
Fire and Emergency New Zealand Act 2017
Health and Safety at Work Act 2015
Sources of professional advice
Registered Architect
Chartered Professional Engineer
Licensed Building Practitioner (relevant licence class)
Registered Building Surveyor
Building consent authority within your local council (district or city)
Registered certifying plumber and/or drainlayer
Find Electrical Workers — kete.mbie.govt.nz
Solar Association of New Zealand — solarassociation.org.nz
Who can carry out exempt work
- Chartered Professional Engineers of New Zealand Act 2002 — legislation.govt.nz
- Plumbers, Gasfitters and Drainlayers Act 2006 — legislation.govt.nz
- Building Act 2004, Part 4 – Regulation of building practitioners — legislation.govt.nz