A group of councils are part of an online building consent pilot study. Look out for a wider rollout later this year.
Eight councils are trialling a new online service for building consent applications. The councils are part of GoShift – an initiative involving more than 20 councils from Western Bay of Plenty to Nelson that aims...
A collaborative pilot between Palmerston North City Council (PNCC), the building industry and central government aims to speed up and simplify processes for housing development.
Palmerston North is only the second city in New Zealand to try out a pre-approval approach to consenting developed by the Ministry of Business, Innovation and...
The government wants councils at the centre of decisions on how it will spend up to $350 million in extra funding pledged for urban and rural broadband expansion. During last year’s election campaign, the National-led government promised to lift ultrafast broadband (UFB) uptake from 75 percent to at least 80 percent of the country...
Changes to standards are on the way, says Water NZ chief executive John Pfahlert. In the coming months it is expected the government will pass the Standards and Accreditation Bill, disestablishing Standards New Zealand as the body responsible for the development and maintenance of standards.
Established following the Napier earthquake...
