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Kia ora
Welcome to another edition of the LBP newsletter for 2025.
It’s hard to believe how quickly this year is going with daylight savings already coming to an end. I hope you’re enjoying the lighter mornings.
In this newsletter, we have highlighted some key changes and updates in the building system that you should be aware of. This includes upcoming licensing changes, a self-certification announcement and an update on building consents for small standalone dwellings.
We have also highlighted some recent complaint decisions made by the Board. I encourage you to have a read of these and take note of the lessons we can learn from them.
This month we have also launched our LBP consumer awareness campaign. This campaign aims to improve consumer awareness of LBPs and when they should use one.
You can see the campaign video and landing page on our website here.
You may see the campaign live through Facebook, Instagram, TV on demand and google searches.
Take care, work safely, and thank you for taking the time to read this edition of the newsletter.
Duncan
Connor
Registrar of Licensed Building Practitioners
LBP skills maintenance
Proposed building consent exemption conditions for small standalone dwellings
The Building Performance team have published a checklist of the proposed conditions that must be met when using the small standalone dwellings building consent exemption.
Are you managing your retention money properly?
Whether you regularly work as a head contractor, a subcontractor, or both, it is important that LBPs understand their rights and obligations under the Construction Contracts Act.
LBPs need to read the LBP skills maintenance (Codewords) articles relevant to their licence class, and complete a short quiz for each one.
Complete your skills maintenance requirements on the LBP Portal
Building news for LBPs
New opt-in self-certification schemes for building professionals
New opt-in self-certification schemes for trusted building professionals have been agreed by the Government and are expected to be operational by late 2026.
Upcoming licensing changes for LBPs
The Government has announced improvements to occupational licensing that applies to Licensed Building Practitioners (LBPs) and the work they do.
Update on building consent for small stand-alone dwellings
Work is underway to enable small standalone dwellings to be built without a building consent. This is targeted to take effect in 2026.
An opportunity to become an LBP assessor
We are looking for assessors in all licence classes, either specialising in one licence class, or for those that have experience in multiple classes of licence.
Launch of 'work should not hurt foundation' toolkit
CHASNZ has created this toolkit to help you to easily implement your own workplace programme using proven evidence-based systems and practices.
Recent determinations
Determinations are legally binding decisions made by MBIE. They are for matters of doubt or dispute to do with building work outlined in the Building Act and the Building Code. This month, we're highlighting a determination considering an authority’s refusal to issue a code compliance certificate due to outstanding producer statement documentation.
Complaint decisions
This month, the Building Practitioners Board have published six complaints covering negligent work, records of work and disreputable conduct.
