Building consent authority


Building consent authorities are officials who enforce New Zealand's regulatory building control system. The New Zealand Building Act 2004 sets out a registration and accreditation scheme and technical reviews. The Act creates operational roles for BCAs.

Authorities

The following are the approved building consent authorities listed on the : Note that the register lists 80 BCAs but some of these are former territorial authorities that have been amalgamated into Auckland Council. Building consents on the Chatham Islands are contracted out to Wellington City Council and large dams on the Chatham's to Environment Canterbury. In addition to the regional and territorial authorities, Housing New Zealand made a decision in 2019 to establish a national BCA in Kāinga Ora that will be responsible for generating building consents for all Housing New Zealand related building projects.
  1. Ashburton District Council
  2. Auckland Council
  3. Banks Peninsula District Council
  4. Buller District Council
  5. Carterton District Council
  6. Central Hawkes Bay District Council
  7. Central Otago District Council
  8. Christchurch City Council
  9. Clutha District Council
  10. Dunedin City Council
  11. Environment Canterbury
  12. Environment Waikato
  13. Far North District Council
  14. Gisborne District Council
  15. Gore District Council
  16. Grey District Council
  17. Hamilton City Council
  18. Hastings District Council
  19. Hauraki District Council
  20. Horowhenua District Council
  21. Hurunui District Council
  22. Hutt City Council
  23. Invercargill City Council
  24. Kaikōura District Council
  25. Kaipara District Council
  26. Kapiti Coast District Council
  27. Kawerau District Council
  28. MacKenzie District Council
  29. Manawatu District Council
  30. Marlborough District Council
  31. Masterton District Council
  32. Matamata-Piako District Council
  33. Napier City Council
  34. Nelson City Council
  35. New Plymouth District Council
  36. Northland District Council
  37. Opotiki District Council
  38. Otago Regional Council
  39. Otorohanga District Council
  40. Palmerston North City Council
  41. Porirua City Council
  42. Queenstown Lakes District Council
  43. Rangitikei District Council
  44. Rotorua District Council
  45. Ruapehu District Council
  46. Selwyn District Council
  47. South Taranaki District Council
  48. South Waikato District Council
  49. South Wairarapa District Council
  50. Southland District Council
  51. Stratford District Council
  52. Tararua District Council
  53. Tasman District Council
  54. Taupo District Council
  55. Tauranga City Council
  56. Thames-Coromandel District Council
  57. Timaru District Council
  58. Upper Hutt City Council
  59. Waikato District Council
  60. Waikato Regional Council
  61. Waimakariri District Council
  62. Waimate District Council
  63. Waipa District Council
  64. Wairoa District Council
  65. Waitaki District Council
  66. Waitomo District Council
  67. Wellington City Council
  68. Western Bay of Plenty District Council
  69. Westland District Council
  70. Whakatane District Council
  71. Whanganui District Council
  72. Whangarei District Council