Publications A-Z
Last updated 23 December 2011
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- all landlord, tenant, renting, and bond publications are listed under ‘T’
- all weathertight publications are under ‘W’
- all licensing publications are under ‘L’
- all guidance and disability access documents related to the Building Act 2004 are under ‘B’
A
Annual reports
*ARCHIVE* - Amended Compliance Documents
*ARCHIVE* - Media releases
*ARCHIVE* - Ministry of Housing and Building Industry Authority publications
*ARCHIVE* - Technical Reviews 2003 - 2006
B
Bonds (see Tenancy)
Briefings for Incoming Ministers
Building Act Review: Proposals and options for reform - Agency Disclosure Statement - Regulatory Impact Statement
Building Code - the Department does not publish the Building Code. It is the First Schedule to the Building Regulations 1992, available from the New Zealand Legislation website 
Building Code Handbook
Building code requirements: house insulation, a quick guide
Building and Construction Outlook
Building Consent Statistics
Building Controls (BC) Update
Buying A House: A checklist to help home buyers make informed decisions
Building Act 2004 guidance
A beginner’s guide to resource and building consent processes
A guide to plumbing, drainlaying and gasfitting that does not require a building consent
Accessible car parking spaces
Accessible reception and service counters
Applying for a building consent (residential buildings), guide to
Building consent amendments, guide to
Building officials' FAQs
Building officials' guide to the Building Act
Building work that does not require a building consent
Change of Use - A guide for Christchurch City Council temporary business and housing relocations.
Dam Safety Scheme: Guidance for regional authorities and owners of large dams
Dangerous and insanitary building provisions of the Building Act 2004: Policy guidance for territorial authorities
Determinations: A guide to Building Act determinations
Early Childhood Education Centres and Building Code compliance
Earthquake-prone building provisions of the Building Act 2004: Policy guidance for territorial authorities
Guidelines for energy efficient HVAC plant
Guidance on barrier design
Guidance on Building Code compliance for retrofitting insulation in external walls
Guidance on building warrants of fitness and compliance schedules
Guidance on house repairs and reconstruction following the Canterbury earthquake
Guidance on non load-bearing timber issues
Guidance on reinforcement for concrete slabs-on-ground
Guidance on using NZS 3604 construction on ground with potential for liquefaction
Information for designers, builders and specialist trades
International symbol of access
Means of establishing compliance: alternative solutions
New safety measures for premises intended for public use - Section 363
Project Information Memoranda
Sales by residential property developers - Section 364
Building Consent Authorities
BCA Accreditation Regulation 17 Quality Assurance System Guidance
BCA accreditation assessments: summary of findings 2007/08
BCA accreditation assistance package: project funding guidance
BCA accreditation assistance fund: application form for project funding
BCA accreditation – workshop registration
BCA Accreditation Preparation and Self-assessment Guide
BCA Accreditation Scheme: PriceWaterhouseCooper Review
BCA Development Guide: Management Processes and Procedures Module
BCA development guide
BCA Updates
Building (Accreditation of Building Consent Authorities) Regulations 2006
Building infringement scheme guidelines
Identification and analysis of building consent, inspection and approval costs
Making a complaint about a Building Consent Authority
Performance improvement lessons from the formal complaints about BCAs
Private BCA ‘Adequate Means’ and Civil Liability Insurance
Private BCAs: Guidelines on 'Adequate means'
C
Cabinet papers
Code Watch
Codewords
Compliance Schedule Handbook
Compliance Documents
B1 Structure
B2 Durability
Backcountry Huts
C Fire Safety
D1 Access Routes
D2 Mechanical Installations for Access
E1 Surface Water
E2 External Moisture
E3 Internal Moisture
F1 Hazardous Agents on Site
F2 Hazardous Building Materials
F3 Hazardous Substances and Processes
F4 Safety from Falling
F5 Construction ad Demolition Hazards
F6 Visibility in Escape Routes
F7 Warning Signs
F8 Signs
G1 Personal Hygiene
G2 Laundering
G3 Food Preparation and Prevention of Contamination
G4 Ventilation
G5 Interior Environment
G6 Airborne and Impact Sound
G7 Natural Light
G8 Artificial Light
G9 Electricity
G10 Piped Services
G11 Gas as an Energy Source
G12 Water Supplies
G13 Foul Water
G14 Industrial Liquid Waste
G15 Solid Waste
H1 Energy Efficiency
Handbook to the Building Code and Compliance Documents
Simple House Acceptable Solution
D
Determinations: A guide to Building Act determinations
Disability – see Building Act 2004 guidance
Disclosure of Chief Executive's expenses, gifts and hospitality
E
F
G
Guidance – see Building Act 2004 Guidance
Grade 500E steel reinforcement, Report on
H
I
Immediate changes to seismicity and foundation details for Christchurch
Information sheets
Investigation into TimberSaver Treated Framing Timber - Final Report
J
K
L
Landlords (see Tenancy)
Licensing
Application packs
Building Practitioners Board - Annual Report
Is licensing for me?
Licence application turned down - what to do
Licensed Building Practitioners Rules 2007
Licensing Update
Restricted building work
Skills maintenance
Understanding the Regulatory Environment
Terms and conditions of Logo use for body corporates
Use of the Licensed Building Practitioner logo
M
Maintaining your home: A checklist to help homeowners protect their properties
Minor variations to building consents: Guidance on definition, assessment and granting
N
New Zealand housing report
O
P
Practice Advisory 1: Bend the bar but not the rules
Practice Advisory 2: Pay attention to the basics!
Practice Advisory 3: Beware of limitations
Practice Advisory 4: Do sweat the 'small' stuff
Practice Advisory 5: Allow for movement
Practice Advisory 6: Achieve best practice - every step of the way
Practice Advisory 7: Use with care
Practice Advisory 8: Don't be undone - anchor your spiral
Practice Advisory 9: Significant changes in structural design -New Loadings Standards have been cited with substantial modifications
Practice Advisory 10: Design guidance for barriers
Practice Advisory 11: Grade 500E reinforcing steel - good practice
Practice Advisory 12: Unstiffened eccentric cleat connections in compression
Practice Advisory 13: Egress Stairs: Earthquake checks needed for some
Project information memoranda: Guidance on changes from 31 January 2010
Proposal for a definition of restricted building work - closed consultation
Q
R
Regulatory Impact Statements
Reinforcing steel in New Zealand - A quick guide for designers, building consent authorities and contractors
Renting (see Tenancy)
Residential land supply: Adequacy of the Auckland region’s residential land supply
Retirement Villages: Best practice guide – determining refurbishment and fair wear and tear in retirement villages
Retirement Villages Code of Practice 2008
Retirement Villages Code of Practice - Regulatory Impact Statement
Retirement Villages residents - information for you
Retirement Villages and statutory supervisors - A guide for operators
Retirement Villages: Thinking of Living in a Retirement Village?
S
Solar Water Heating Guidance Document
Statements of Intent
T
Technical reviews
Tenancy
Abandoned goods
Abandoned premises
Abandoned boarding house tenancy
Application for contact information form (formally Request for release of address information form)
Boarding house tenancy agreement
Bonds: all about tenancy bonds
Bond lodgement form
Bond refund form
Bond transfer form
Change of landlord/agent form
Change of tenant form
Claiming unpaid rent and compensation after a tenancy has ended
Discrimination in tenancy matters
Enforcing a sealed mediator’s order or Tenancy Tribunal order
Enforcing a Tenancy Tribunal order - finding a new address for someone
Flat/House Sharing agreement
Holiday home: letting your home as a holiday home
Insurance – what do I need?
Landlord's contact details
Landlord E-newsletter
Making an application for an Order of the Tenancy Tribunal:
Making an application for work order for repairs - using section 78(1)(e)
Maintenance and repairs
Market rent statistics
Mediation
New tenant's checklist
Pets: Allowing the tenant to have pets on the premises
Pre-letting checklist for landlords
Pre-tenancy application form
Providing a healthy and safe rental property
Rental payments and records
Rental properties used in the manufacture of methamphetamine (P)
Rent arrears - information for landlords
Rent behind more than 21 days? Making an application using section 55
Rent behind less than 21 days? Making an application using section 56
Renting and you - a guide to the law about renting (English edition)
Renting and You (Maori edition)
Renting and You (Tongan edition)
Renting and You (Cook Islands Maori edition)
Renting and You (Korean edition)
Renting and You (Simplified Chinese edition)
Renting and You (Arabic edition)
Renting: What to do when you’re renting – a guide for tenants
Rent: keeping accurate rent records and rent summary
Request for repairs from tenant
Residential tenancy agreement
Tenancy Tribunal
Tenancy Tribunal application form
Tenancy agreement and Tenancy Tribunal agreement - who should be named?
Tenancy Tribunal orders online
14 days' notice from landlord about rent arrears
14 days' notice from landlord about tenant's breach of responsibilities
14 days' notice from tenant about landlord's breach of responsibilities
Terminate tenancy: what to do when the tenant terminates the tenancy
Tips for hassle-free flatting
Water charges - who pays?
Timber
Investigation into TimberSaver Treated Framing Timber - Final Report
A quick guide to Timber Treatment for Enclosed Framing - Pink is Tough
Timber treatment survey report
U
Urban taskforce: Report and recommendations of the Urban Taskforce
Using the Product Assurance Framework to support Building Code compliance – A guide for manufacturers and suppliers of building products
Unit Titles Act 2010
Quick guide to unit title developments
Application forms:
Application for an order of the Tenancy Tribunal to settle a dispute involving a unit title
Application for an order of the Tenancy Tribunal to recover body corporate levies
Information sheets:
Introduction to the Unit Titles Act 2010
The body corporate - an introduction
Body corporate elections
Body corporate financial management
Body corporate governance
Body corporate meetings
Maintenance in a unit title development
Dispute resolution
Documents to support your application to the Tenancy Tribunal
Renting a unit as a residential tenant
Leasing a commercial unit from a unit owner
Renting your unit to a residential tenant
Leasing your unit to a commercial tenant
V
W
Weathertight
Application to bring a WHRS claim under the WHRS Act 2006 for a stand-alone house
Application to bring a WHRS claim under the WHRS Act 2006 for a multi-unit complex
Application to bring a WHRS claim under the WHRS Act 2006 for a stand-alone complex
Constructing cavities for wall claddings
Eligible lower-value WHRS claim: homeowner resolution options
Eligible standard WHRS claim: homeowner resolution options
External moisture - a guide to using the risk matrix
External moisture - An introduction to weathertightness design principles
External moisture - A guide to weathertightness remediation
Locating parties to your WHRS claim
Lower-value WHRS claim negotiation
Lower-value WHRS claim mediation
Lower-value WHRS claim adjudication
Mediation information sheet for standard WHRS claims
Mould/decks
PricewaterhouseCoopers Report: Weathertightness - Estimating the Cost
Repairs and the resolution process
use in Building
Weathertight e-news
Weathertight Homes Resolution Services Act 2006
Weathertightness: Guide to remediation design
Weathertightness: Guide to the diagnosis of leaky buildings
X
Y
Z