Multi-proof approval

Do I still need building consent if I have a national multi-proof approval?

Yes. National multi-proof approvals are issued by Ministry for Business, Innovation and Employment (incorporating the former Department of Building and Housing). A multi-proof is a statement from MBIE that a specific set of building plans and specifications complies with the NZ Building Code. Councils must accept multi-proof approval as evidence of Building Code compliance. However, a building consent is required each time you want to build a design that has been issued with national multi-proof approval. This is to enable Council to check that the approval conditions will be met on the proposed site and that the site specific features of the design [such as foundations and drainage] comply with the Building Code. Council has 10 working days to grant or refuse a multi-proof building consent.