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BuiltReady modular component manufacturing scheme launched

The regulations for the new BuiltReady scheme and a revised CodeMark scheme are now in effect.

Buildings with compliance schedules for specified systems

Learn what types of buildings need compliance schedules, and what you need to do with yours.

Upgrade to the New Zealand Geotechnical Database (NZGD)

A significant upgrade of the NZGD has been completed, with the new version going live on Friday 29 November.

2025/047: Regarding a notice to fix for the relocation of a building

This determination considers a notice to fix issued by the authority for an alleged contravention of section 40 in carrying out work without a building consent in relation to the temporary relocation of a building on site.

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2024/036: The proposed refusal to issue a code compliance certificate for a house

This determination concerns the authority’s proposed refusal of a code compliance certificate. The determination considers whether the building work complies with the building consent, and whether particular elements of the building work comply with the relevant clauses of the Building Code.

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2019/042: The code compliance of a garage built over a boundary

This determination concerns whether a garage built over a boundary complies with Clause C3 (Spread of Fire) of the Building Code in place when the building consent was issued, and whether the authority was correct to issue a code compliance certificate for the work.

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2026/010: An authority’s decision to refuse to remove a section 72 entry following subdivisions

This determination considers an authority’s decision to refuse to remove an entry on a property’s record of title relating to a natural hazard.

It discusses how the entry came to be recorded against the current record of title following a series of subdivisions and the relevance of where the building work described in a 2004 building consent was carried out, in determining whether the entry is no longer required in terms of section 74(3).

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2026/012: An authority’s decision to grant a building consent under section 72 on land that is subject to a natural hazard of slippage

This Determination is subject to appeal.

This determination considers the authority’s decision to grant a building consent under section 72 for construction of a new dwelling on a property that is subject or likely to be subject to the natural hazard of slippage.

It considers whether the hazard is likely and whether ‘adequate provision’ has been made to protect the land, building work and other property.

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2023/011: Regarding the refusal to grant a building consent for alterations to an existing building

This determination considers an authority’s exercise of power of decision to refuse to grant a building consent for proposed alterations of an existing building. The determination considers the reasons given by the authority for the refusal, including the requirement for a peer review of the earthquake strengthening element of the building work.

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2023/021: The refusal to issue a code compliance certificate for a 21-year-old dwelling.

This determination considers the authority's decision to refuse to issue a code compliance certificate for a building consent for a dwelling with monolithic cladding. The authority raised concerns including in regards to Building Code clauses E2 External Moisture and B2 Durability.

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