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NZS 3604 is New Zealand's most sought-after technical standard, [2] [4] used in the design and construction of an estimated 93 per cent of light timber-framed buildings. [1] In 2019, the Government funded free online access to the standard to increase accessibility and reduce building compliance costs. [4] [5]
In addition to the regional and territorial authorities, Housing New Zealand made a decision in 2019 to establish Consentium, a national BCA in Kāinga Ora, that is responsible for building consents for public housing (up to and including four storeys) across New Zealand that Kāinga Ora intends to retain. Consentium achieved Accreditation in ...
This is the lowest rate of home ownership since 1951. This is partly due to the increase in New Zealand house prices which since 1990 have increased faster than any other OECD country. [56] Housing in New Zealand has been classified as 'severely unaffordable' with a score of 6.5 under the median measure housing affordability measure. [57]
BRANZ started out as an industry-funded research library in the 1950s, the Building Research Bureau. [1] In the late 1960s the New Zealand government passed legislation to create the building research levy, which allowed the establishment of the research association BRANZ in 1970.
The following year, the Government announced plans to restructure government building and housing services. The new Department of Building and Housing was established, replacing the Ministry of Housing and picking up functions from the Ministry of Economic Development and the MSD (retirement village legislation) and the Department of Internal ...
The Minister for Building and Construction is a minister in the New Zealand Government with responsibility for the government's building, construction and housing programmes. The position was established in 2004 as the Minister for Building Issues. The present Minister is Chris Penk, a member of the National Party. [2]
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New Zealand building and structure stubs (5 C, 193 P) Pages in category "Buildings and structures in New Zealand" The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total.