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Our services

Consentium provides building consent, inspections and CCC services for all building category levels (Residential 1 to 3 and Commercial 1 to 3), where the building will be owned and retained by Kāinga Ora – Homes and Communities.

For Kāinga Ora acquisitions, Consentium only provides consent services for projects where there is a sale and purchase agreement in place between Kāinga Ora and the developer and the developer has been approved by Kāinga Ora’s Market Delivery team.

Services provided:

  • Processing of building consent applications to verify compliance with the NZ Building Code including:
    • Building work on land that is subject to natural hazards where the hazard has been mitigated in accordance with section 71(2)
    • Building work on two or more allotments if a section 75(2) certificate has been issued by the TA or conditions of section 76 have been met
    • Existing buildings that are being altered (excluding buildings subject to EPB notice section 133AL) as long as the building’s accessibility and fire provisions are being upgraded to meet section 112(1)
  • Inspection of building work to verify construction in accordance with the consented plans
  • Issue of Code Compliance Certificates in accordance with section 95
  • Issue or amend Compliance Schedules as required by section 102 and in accordance with section 103
  • Issue notices to fix (NTF) under section 164 and provide copy of the notice to fix to the relevant TA within five working days of issuance - section 164(2), section166

Note: Unless otherwise specified, all referenced sections refer to the Building Act 2004(external link)

You can find our details on the Register of BCAs(external link).

You need to contact your local territorial authority for consent services relating to the following areas:

  • If the building will not be owned and retained by Kāinga Ora - Homes and Communities.
  • Acquisition projects where the developer has not been approved by the Kāinga Ora Market Delivery team
  • Alterations to buildings subject to EPB notice (section 133AT)
  • Alterations to existing buildings (section 112 [part 2])
  • Building Warrant of Fitness (section 108)
  • Building work on a site subject to natural hazards where the hazard has not been mitigated (section 71 [part 1])
  • Buildings with specified intended life (section 113)(section 116)
  • Certificate of acceptance (section 96)
  • Certificate of public use (section 363A)
  • Change of use (section 115)
  • Compliance Schedule Statement (section 104A)
  • Exemptions from building consent (section 42A)
  • Project Information Memorandum (section 34)
  • All Resource Management Act (section 37)
  • Development Contributions (section 36)
  • The proposed subdivision of a building (section 116A)
  • Waiver or modification (section 67)
  • Engineering Plan approval (NZBC Clauses E1, G12, G13)
  • Vehicle Crossing (section 335 Local Government Act 1974)
  • Licensed Building Practitioner owner builder exemption (section 87A)

Note: Unless otherwise specified, all referenced sections refer to the Building Act 2004(external link).

Page updated: 12 December 2025