The current building consent system was established by the Building Act 1991 and has since been strengthened under the Building Act 2004. It functions as a critical component of the building regulatory system to ensure that building work is designed and carried out according to the Building Code.

The expert panel's 2017 Investigation Report into Statistics House concluded that a combination of 4 factors contributed to the partial failure of lower floor segments.

From February 2017 owners of certain unreinforced masonry buildings are required to secure street-facing parapets and facades in response to the 2016 Hurunui/Kaikōura earthquakes.

We are proposing major changes to New Zealand’s building laws to improve the quality of building work. These are the most significant reforms since the current Building Act was introduced in 2004.

The Canterbury Earthquakes Insurance Tribunal has been established to provide Canterbury homeowners with a fair, speedy, flexible and cost-effective way to resolve their long-standing claims with insurers (including Southern Response) and the Earthquake Commission (EQC).

A snapshot of the key trends from December 2020 to March 2021.

The biannual snapshots provide regular snapshots of the key trends in the sector against the four dimensions of the building system – performance, people, processes, and products (the 4 Ps framework).

We are proposing to publish a new edition of Fire Acceptable Solution – C/AS2.

From 1 July 2017 the national earthquake-prone building system took effect under the Building Act 2004.