Minister promotes remote inspections

08:00 Thu, 8 Aug

The government is moving ahead on plans to allow building consent authorities to use remote inspections in a bid to make building houses easier and...

Minor changes streamlined in building consent process

08:00 Fri, 5 Jul

The government is proposing changes to the Building Act to make it easier for minor changes to be made to a building consent. New construction...

Consent meetings encouraged

00:00 Tue, 31 Jan

Auckland Council is encouraging people seeking resource consents to consider pre-application meetings. Resource consents general manager Ian Smallburn says the meetings can help iron out...

Council promises speedier building consent process

00:00 Tue, 4 Oct

Auckland Council has put the wheels in motion to make building consents easier and faster to obtain with a project that involves upgrading its building...