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Natural hazard notices may affect the value of your property and your insurance cover, including disaster insurance provided by the Earthquake Commission (EQC). While in almost all cases the granting of the building consent will have decided that the building work will comply with the building code, the natural hazard notice is still required to recognise that the land is subject to a natural hazard. When there is the construction of a building, or major alterations to a building, on land subject to a natural hazard, section 72 allows a building consent to be granted in certain situations but requires a notice to be placed on the property title. This notice warns future property owners of the natural hazard and takes away Council liability if there is damage as a result of the natural hazard. Under the Building Act, natural hazard means any of the following: There are risks in building on land subject to natural hazard for both the owner and Council. Sections 71-74 of the Building Act 2004 are concerned with building on land which is subject to natural hazards, such as flooding, slippage and erosion. View building or renovation projects for more information including what forms, check sheets and information sheets to use.

Working through the building consent process provides building owners with documented assurance that they have taken all the right steps. It may also make it difficult for you to sell the building or get insurance. It's an offence to carry out building work without a building consent if one is required. It could result in fines and possibly the removal of the building work. You must have building consent before you start any building work. All building work must comply with the building code whether or not a building consent is required.

The building code sets the mandatory performances for building work.

buildings are designed, constructed and able to be used in ways that promote sustainable development.

people who use a building can escape from a building if it is on fire.buildings have attributes that contribute appropriately to the health, physical independence, and well-being of the people who use them.

people who use buildings can do so safely and without endangering their health.

The Building Act 2004 (external link) sets out the rules for the undertaking of building work in New Zealand. A building consent establishes that the Council has reasonable grounds to believe that your proposed building work complies with the building code (external link) A building consent is a formal approval to undertake building work in accordance with approved plans and specifications.