Further guidance and advice
For advice about your specific project…
Contact your local council.
For more general information about RMA issues…
The Ministry for the Environment has a free phone and email service on the RMA. Call 0800 RMA INFO (0800 762 4636) or email rmainfo@mfe.govt.nz or visit www.rma.govt.nz for more guidance.
Other organisations have a range of RMA-related guidance:
For more general information about building controls and Building Act issues…
The Department of Building and Housing has a free phone and email service on building controls and the Building Act. Call 0800 242 243 or email info@dbh.govt.nz
For other sources of general information...
Apart from the guides produced by the Ministry for the Environment and the Department of Building and Housing referred to in this document, there are a number of other independent sources of advice.
ConsumerBuild is a venture between Consumer New Zealand and the Department of Building and Housing. It provides independent advice to the layperson. Find helpful overviews and further links on their website www.consumerbuild.org.nz
Websites about building, and designing and building for sustainability include: