Useful links

  
​Industry

• Why Choose Timber?
• FTMA submission on Bill ONE (July 2020)
• ​FTMA comment on withholding documentation in the event of customer non-payment (March 2020)
• FTMA article on pre-fabrication and KiwiBuild (September 2018)
• ​FTMA News (Australia) - click here to subscribe​​

Building Code

• NZS 3604:2011 Set - Timber-framed buildings set comprising Hardcopy and CD-ROM
• SNZ HB 3604:2011 - Timber-framed buildings - Selected extracts from NZS 3604:2011
• NZS 3604:2011 - Timber-framed buildings
• Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment - Building Code

Government 

• Ministry of Business,Innovation and Employment (MBIE)

Building Standards and Research 

• BRANZ 
• BRANZ Find (directory of building and construction information in NZ)
• Building Research Association of NZ Inc 
• The Building Act 2004  
• Building Controls 
• NZ Standards 
• Occupational Licensing for Building & Construction

Training

• BCITO (Building & Construction Industry Training Organisation)

Building Officials and Certifiers

• Building Officials Institute of NZ 

Timber & Wood Products

• WPMA (Wood Processors and Manufacturers Association)
• NZ Wood 
• Red Stag Timber
• Pukepine Sawmills (1998)
• Northpine Ltd
• Nelson Pine Industries​
• Juken New Zealand
  (click here for the J-Frame Basis for Certification)
• Winstone Wallboards Ltd 
  (click here for Onsite Support)
• NZ Wood Products 
• ProWood NZ​

Building Materials Suppliers 

• Placemakers
• Carters
• Bunnings NZ
• ITM
• Mitre 10 Trade​

Equipment, Tools & Fasteners

• Mitek NZ Ltd 
• Pryda NZ Ltd 
• Vekta Automation
• Spida Machinery​
• Ecko Fastening Systems
• Fortress Fasteners
• Senco Brands (NZ) 
• Hundegger Australia 

Related Products & Services

• TuffPlans Ltd (waterproof building and construction plans)
• Koppers Performance Chemicals NZ (wood preservation) 

Frame & Truss Industry Associations 

• Frame & Truss Manufacturers Association of Australia 
• NZ Building Industry Federation  

Builders Associations 

• Master Builders Federation 
• NZ Certified Builders Association 

Designers, Specifiers & Engineers

• Architectural Designers New Zealand Inc 
• Engineering New Zealand (formerly IPENZ)
• NZ Institute of Architects 

New Zealand Local Councils are made up of:

• 13 City Councils
• 52 District Councils
• 9 Regional Councils
• 1 Lakes District
• 1 Islands Council
• 2 Environment Councils
• TOTAL 78

​Of the 67 territorial authorities:

• 13 are city councils
• 53 are district councils
• plus the Chatham Islands Council    

Click here to find a Local Council and see the Council Boundary Maps

Building Consent Authorities 
All territorial and regional authorities were required to be accredited and registered as BCAs by the 31 March 2009. See the latest news in the BCA Updates.
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Building Officials Institute of 
The institute - BOINZ - represents over 1400 regional building officials engaged in building controls across the public and private sectors in New Zealand.