Skip to content.
Return to Department of Building and Housing home page.

related information

  • You can also find information using the
    site search.

Building A-Z

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z | 

N

New Zealand Building Code 

See Building Code.

New Zealand Standard 

See Standards New Zealand.

Newsline 

A newsletter published by the Department of Building and Housing detailing what the Building Act 2004 means for the building sector. View Newsline. (Note: The June 2005 Newsline was the final issue. Its content is now incorporated in the Department’s main building controls newsletter Codewords.)

Notice to fix

A notice issued under section 164 of the Building Act 2004 by a building consent authority, a territorial authority, or regional authority to remedy breaches of the Building Act or Building Regulations (for example, where building work does not comply with the Building Code; to correct the building warrant of fitness; or properly comply with the inspection maintenance; or reporting procedures in the compliance schedule.) It specifies what remedial work must be done, and by when. It is an offence to fail to comply with a notice to fix. Find out more »

NZS 3602

New Zealand Standard NZS 3602: 2003 Timber and Wood-based Products for Use in Building. This is a key New Zealand Standard used by the building industry. It gives the requirements for timber and wood-based products for particular uses in building to give acceptable performance during the life of the building. NZS 3602 covers the materials, and aspects of design and construction. The Department of Building and Housing’s publication Timber Treatment Requirements: Notes for Builders  has further information about NZS 3602. NZS 3602 can be purchased from Standards New Zealand[External website]. .

NZS 3604 

New Zealand Standard NZS 3604: 1999 Timber Framed Buildings is a key New Zealand Standard used by the building industry. It provides suitable methods and details for the design and construction of timber-framed buildings up to three storeys high. It applies to domestic dwellings, most residential and some commercial and other buildings. It is referred to in a number of Building Code Compliance Documents and can be purchased from Standards New Zealand[External website]. .

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z |