Urgent building law reform needed - Goff
The Government is currently consulting on proposed changes to the Building Act which it says will address long-standing challenges in the building sector.
But Auckland Mayor Phil Goff says the proposals don’t go far enough and Auckland Mayoral Housing Taskforce and Auckland Council submissions recommend major changes which go beyond them.
He says the Building Act and Building Code need radical and urgent reform to make them fit for purpose to tackle New Zealand’s housing crisis.
“Aucklanders deserve to have greater assurance that when they buy a new home or renovate an existing one, the work done will be of high standard.
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