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The Building Act & You:
For Homeowners:
Consumer protection measures –
What does the Building Amendment Act 2013 mean for me? [PDF 1MB, 2 pages]
Building & Resource Consent:
A Beginners Guide to Resource and Building Consent Processes
[PDF 3MB, 29 pages]
MBIE’s website on Building Performance
Resource Management Act:
Getting in on the Act
[PDF 669KB, 28 pages]
Ministry for the Environment
online version
Building Consent:
Guide to applying for a Building Consent (residential buildings)
[PDF 3MB, 64 pages]
Building WOF & Compliance Schedules:
Guidance on Owner’s Responsibilities to ensure their buildings are safe
[PDF 559KB, 26 pages]
MBIE’s website on Building Performance
Building Warrant of Fitness – online version
Managing your BWOF (for buildings with specified systems) – online version
Fire Safety Designs:
Guidelines for documenting Fire Safety Designs
[PDF 712 KB, 36 pages]
Buying / Home Maintenance
Restricted Building Work:
If you are building, there are law changes you need to know [PDF 542KB, 7 pages]
For Building Practitioners:
Consumer protection measures –
What does the Building Amendment Act 2013 mean for me?
[PDF 822KB, 2 pages]
Building Consent:
Guide to Building Work that does not require a Building Consent
[PDF 2MB, 116 pages]
Application Form Guide:
Guide to Application Form for a Building Consent
[PDF 143KB, 6 pages]
Plumbing & Drainlaying:
Guide to Plumbing, Drainlaying & Gasfitting that does not require a Building Consent Part 2
[PDF 2MB, 116 pages]
Building Consent Authority:
Guide to Making a Complaint about a Building Consent Authority
[PDF 241 KB, 18 pages]
MBIE’s website on Building Performance –
Formal Consumer Complaints online version
BRANZ:
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BRANZ:
BRANZ:
Buying / Home Maintenance Other:
Buying a House:
Home Maintenance:
- Information from Consumer
- BRANZ – Books For Homeowners Maintaining Your Home
Hiring Tradespeople:
- Hiring Tradespeople / Resolving Disputes – from Consumer.org.nz
- Dealing with Tradespeople – from Consumer
Saving Money
Small Building Projects:
Your local building supply merchant may also have online resources for small building projects. Some examples of the popular guides provided are…..
- How to Build a Deck
- How to Replace Guttering
- How to Line Interior Walls
- Planning Your Bathroom
- and more on Exterior, Interior & Fix It matters…
Last updated 2019-06-18