The NZ Building Safety Conference - Building Safety for The People

Back in the late 1980s there was a call for national consistency in consenting and standards. The country was stifled with over regulation, 122 borough, city, and district councils all with their own bylaws and senior engineers and building inspectors who would interpret the model building bylaws in a very localised way. The reforms to local government at that time and the 1991 Building Act and the 1992 NZ Building Code promised to deliver on the outcome of consistency and innovation. And as they say the rest is history… In the decades since we have seen more inconsistency and confusion than ever and total frustration on all sides. Interpretations are skewed by joint and several risk and liability mitigations rather than the objective of better buildings. Almost like back to the future we are seeing a call for national consistency amongst the regulators and administrators of both consenting, fire, contracting and health and safety legislation. Surely, in a small country like ours we should be able to achieve this.

What is the most important thing in the world? It is people it is people it is people
This Māori proverb epitomises why people in compliance do what we do.
‘he aha te mea nui o te ao? Māku e kī atu, he tangata, he tangata, he tangata’
This is the reason for why rules were made - to protect people.

The NZ Building Code exists to prevent illness, injury, or death people, and to provide amenity for people with disabilities. So, it is front and centre and yet forgotten amongst all the interpretations, arguments and RFIs.

We must start this journey somewhere…

Building Networks and Objective Build have partnered to host a national forum where we can showcase the work going on behind the scenes to achieve the unity we are looking for and make inroads to the change that is needed. So, we cordially invite you to join the conversation and join us on the waka for change.

Let us come together to celebrate compliance, to focus on solutions and the future - to meet the needs of present and future generations. Join us for the 2024 conference ....

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Accommodation

Discounted accommodation has been reserved at the Intercontinental Hotel.

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