Building Code

All new building work in New Zealand must comply with the Building Code. It is a performance-based code, which means it states how a building and its components must perform as opposed to describing how the building must be designed and constructed.

In this section you will find information about:

• the Building Code and where it fits with the Building Act, Building Regulations and Compliance Documents
• how the Building Code and Compliance Documents work together
• how to access a copy of the Building Code.