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Proposed building consent exemption conditions for small standalone dwellings
MBIE has produced a checklist explaining the conditions that must be met to build small standalone dwellings under the recently announced building consent exemption.
5 May 2025 -
Are you managing your retention money properly?
Whether you regularly work as a head contractor, a subcontractor, or both, it is important that LBPs understand their rights and obligations under the Construction Contracts Act.
5 May 2025 -
How to put down the tools
From a business perspective, if you’re spending too much time on the tools, being onsite all the time could really be holding you back.
2 May 2025 -
Building Up Building Businesses
Increase your knowledge over winter by getting along to sessions run by the newly renamed Building Institute Aotearoa, formerly NZIOB.
1 May 2025
Proposed building consent exemption conditions for small standalone dwellings
MBIE has produced a checklist explaining the conditions that must be met to build small standalone dwellings under the recently announced building consent exemption.
Are you managing your retention money properly?
Whether you regularly work as a head contractor, a subcontractor, or both, it is important that LBPs understand their rights and obligations under the Construction Contracts Act.
How to put down the tools
From a business perspective, if you’re spending too much time on the tools, being onsite all the time could really be holding you back.
Building Up Building Businesses
Increase your knowledge over winter by getting along to sessions run by the newly renamed Building Institute Aotearoa, formerly NZIOB.
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Coming in hot – it's CONZTRUCT 2025!
It’s back! CONZTRUCT is on the cards again for 2025 for all your learning, licence points and laughs with tradie mates.
1 May 2025 -
Changes to granny flat building consent rules
Making it easier to build granny flats and small standalone dwellings is the aim of changes due to come into effect from early 2026.
5 April 2025 -
Honouring the best in commercial building
Unique in celebrating everyone involved in bringing amazing building projects to life across Aotearoa, judging is now taking place in the Registered Master Builders’ Commercial Project Awards ahead of May’s gala night announcement.
4 April 2025
Coming in hot – it's CONZTRUCT 2025!
It’s back! CONZTRUCT is on the cards again for 2025 for all your learning, licence points and laughs with tradie mates.
Changes to granny flat building consent rules
Making it easier to build granny flats and small standalone dwellings is the aim of changes due to come into effect from early 2026.
Honouring the best in commercial building
Unique in celebrating everyone involved in bringing amazing building projects to life across Aotearoa, judging is now taking place in the Registered Master Builders’ Commercial Project Awards ahead of May’s gala night announcement.
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