Here’s what it means for you:

Reducing costs

• Changed the rules so you don’t need consent for granny flats.
• Trusting skilled plumbers, drainlayers and builders to sign off your own work.
• Allowing you to swap out similar products without needing another consent.
• Overhauling council inspections.
• Granting one overall consent to trusted builders for multi-proof designs.
• Increasing the use of remote inspections to speed the process up.
• Providing a tax incentive via Investment Boost, a 20% deduction off the cost of your new gear, on top of regular depreciation.

Cutting red tape

• Made it easier for up to 250,000 overseas building products to come into New Zealand.
• Reduced the building levy so renos are cheaper.
• Cut your tax, so there’s more money in your back pocket.

Backing apprentices

• Backing our skilled tradies by getting rid of cowboys.
• Training new tradies to earn while learning at school.