News and Media Releases

A Kāpiti Coast builder says flat-pack homes have become a bigger focus than expected for his business as demand for Bunnings' prefabricated homes increases.

Building and Construction Minister Jenny Salesa​ says there is not enough information to say an investigation that found Palmerston North buildings designed by an engineering firm likely had design problems proves there is a systemic issue.

The Hurunui District Council has been identifying its earthquake-prone buildings and deciding how each building's vulnerability will be managed.

The country's $50 billion property owners want more councils to be directed by Government under new planning rules.

Dozens of Palmerston North buildings could have structural weaknesses, as checks of some buildings designed by an architecture firm found they likely had problems.

The mass defective design of buildings to withstand earthquakes in Palmerston North has been revealed in the face of official resistance.

Concrete investigators are calling for mandatory independent quality assurance and pricing controls in an industry increasingly under pressure.

A Christchurch family who spent over $80,000 planning a dream home are gutted at being refused permission to build it, leaving little room to appeal.

The Kāpiti Coast District Council has passed a review of its accreditation as a Building Consent Authority with flying colours.