Submissions to central and local government

2026 submissions

• Ministry of Education Regional Supplier Programme – June 2026 (PDF 408KB)
• Consultation to finance Port Marlborough – May 2026 (PDF 423KB)
• ACOP for Identifying H&S roles and responsibilities on a residential construction site – May 2026 (PDF 472KB)
• Tauranga City Council Draft Development Contributions Policy 2026-27 – May 2026 (PDF 473KB)
• Home Warranty Provider Registration – April 2026 (PDF 406KB)
• Fuel Response Priority Bands - Construction Sector – April 2026 (PDF 1.85MB)
• Health and Safety at Work Amendment Bill – March 2026 (PDF 513KB)
• Building (Earthquake-prone Buildings) Amendment Bill – February 2026 (PDF 327KB)
• Supporting Growth Through a Development Levies System – February 2026 (PDF 432KB)
• Planning Bill and Natural Environment Bill – February 2026 (PDF 373KB)

2025 submissions

• Opt-in Self-Certification for Simple Residential Dwellings Regulations – October 2025 (PDF 411KB)
• Going for Housing Growth – August 2025 (PDF 402KB)
• Draft National Infrastructure Plan – August 2025 (PDF 448KB)
• RMA Package 1: Infrastructure and Development – July 2025 (PDF 337KB)
• RMA Package 2: Primary Sector – July 2025 (PDF 356KB)
• Christchurch District Council Rebate Scheme – July 2025 (PDF 343KB)
• Industry Skills Boards' Coverage – May 2025 (PDF 152KB)
• Tauranga City Council Development Contributions Policy – April 2025 (PDF 345KB)
• Masterton District Council's Local Water Done Well – April 2025 (PDF 927KB)
• Dunedin City Council 9 Year Plan - 2025-2034 – April 2025 (PDF 350KB)
• Proposed Government Procurement Rules – April 2025 (PDF 439KB)
• Christchurch City Council's Draft Contributions Policy – March 2025 (PDF 341KB)
• Insulation requirements in housing and other building – February 2025 (PDF 328KB)
• Work-based learning reforms (joint with New Zealand Certified Builders Association) – February 2025 (PDF 241KB)

2024 submissions

• Auckland Council’s Draft Contributions Policy – December 2024 (PDF 325KB)
• Improving efficiency in the inspection process: Increasing the use of Remote Inspections and Accredited Organisations – November 2024 (PDF 349KB)
• Work Health and Safety submission update (joint with Site Safe)  – October 2024 (PDF 101KB)
• Accredited Employer Work Visa Review: Phase 2 – October 2024 (PDF 363KB)
• Redesign of the vocational education and training system – September 2024 (PDF 384KB)
• Taupō District Council Draft Long-term Plan – July 2024 (PDF 361KB)
• Making it easier to build granny flats – August 2024 (PDF 316KB)
• Removing barriers to overseas building products – June 2024 (PDF 345KB)

2023 submissions

• Review of the Building Consent System – July 2023 (PDF 622KB)
• Review of the Resource Management (Infringement Offences) Regulations 1999 – March 2023 (PDF 409KB)
• Natural and Built Environment Bill – February 2023 (PDF 436KB)
• Spatial Planning Bill – February 2023 (PDF 397KB)

2022 submissions

• Long-term Insights Briefing on the implications of our ageing population for our housing and urban futures – November 2022 (PDF 451KB)
• Commerce Commission Draft Report – September 2022 (PDF 142KB)
• Review of the Building Consent System – September 2022 (PDF 318KB)
• Building Code Update (plumbing and drainage, structural stability of hollow-core floors, protection from fire) – June 2022 (PDF 420KB)
• Building Code Update (transition period for the energy efficiency of housing) – June 2022 (PDF 321KB)
• National Adaptation Plan (climate change) – June 2022 (PDF 260KB)
• New Zealand freight and supply chain issues – May 2022 (PDF 230KB)
• Fair Pay Agreements Bill – May 2022 (PDF 284KB)
• Tauranga City Council: Draft Development Contributions Policy – April 2022 (PDF 851KB)
• Commerce Commission Residential Building Supplies Market Study – February 2022 (PDF 1.32MB)
• Emissions Reduction Plan – November 2021 (PDF 168KB)

2021 submissions

• Emissions Reduction Plan – November 2021 (PDF 168KB)
• Resource Management (Enabling Housing Supply and Other Matters) Amendment Bill – November 2021 (PDF 904KB)
• Natural and Built Environment Bill (joint with Te Kāhui Whaihanga New Zealand Institute of Architects) – August 2021 (PDF 4.3MB)
• Government Policy Statement on Housing and Urban Development – July 2021 (PDF 466KB)
• The Construction Contracts (Retention Money) Amendment Bill (joint with New Zealand Institute of Building) – July 2021 (PDF 392KB)
• Design of the Interest Limitation Rule and Additional Bright-Line Rules – July 2021 (PDF 272KB)
• Building Code update (energy efficiency for housing and small buildings) – May 2021 (PDF 347KB)
• Licensed Building Practitioners Regime (supervision, licence classes and minimum standards of competence) – May 2021 (PDF 389KB)