Mentions of Registered Master Builders Federation in New Zealand Parliament debates
Registered Master Builders Federation has been mentioned in 31 parliamentary debates since November 2005.
Housing Corporation Amendment Bill
First Reading 12 Apr 2011
MOANA MACKEY ... Our building sector is in the deepest recession it has ever been in since records began. The chief executive of the Registered Master Builders Federation said that once again we will not be able to respond to demand whenever we come out of a recession, because our builders ...
Prime Minister
Earthquake, Christchurch—Skills Shortages 6 Apr 2011
Jacinda Ardern Does he agree with Registered Master Builders Federation of New Zealand chief executive, Warwick Quinn, who said there would not be enough builders in the coming years to meet ...
Vulnerable Citizens—Number 16 Feb 2011
Hon Phil Goff ... Prime Minister confirm that new housing starts are currently at the lowest rate in 45 years and that consequently the Registered Master Builders Federation is predicting a major housing crisis within the next 18 months?
Debate on Prime Minister’s Statement 10 Feb 2011
MOANA MACKEY ... will not do anything. He then said that building activity will rebound. But of course, as the chief executive of the Registered Master Builders Federation, Warwick Quinn, stated: “When the bounce comes, … if we keep losing capacity as a result of the low building activity now,...
Building Amendment Bill (No 3) 2010
First Reading 9 Dec 2010
MOANA MACKEY He is. OK. Well, I wonder whether I should listen to Mr Auchinvole or to the Registered Master Builders Federation president, Warwick Quinn, who welcomed the changes—like we do—but said that he does not think building costs will fall ...
MOANA MACKEY ... is great, and it would be great if we can address housing affordability through those measures, as well. But as the Registered Master Builders Federation president, Warwick Quinn, has said, this bill will not do that. If the aim of this bill is to reduce the cost of housing,...
Building Amendment Bill (No 2) 2008
Second Reading 26 May 2009
NICKY WAGNER ... to happen very regularly. Voluntary project information memoranda will save a substantial amount of money, and the Registered Master Builders Federation estimates that at least 30 percent of all projects do not require them at all for things like putting in fireplaces, ...
First Reading 10 Mar 2009
RAHUI KATENE ... to developers and homeowners, in order to improve the efficiency of the building consents process. According to the Registered Master Builders Federation, approximately 40 percent of all new homes in New Zealand are built by volume builders. A key initiative introduced in ...
Affordable Housing: Enabling Territorial Authorities Bill
First Reading 13 Dec 2007
JUDY TURNER ...unfriendly” and unfair. One of the things I am acutely aware of is a discussion I had with one of the leaders of the Registered Master Builders Federation, who talked about the federation’s estimates around the issue of compliance costs. It figured, allowing for reasonable ...
Housing
Housing—Affordability 14 Nov 2007
Gordon Copeland Is the Minister aware that the Registered Master Builders Federation has informed the committee’s inquiry that, as a result of the Building Act, although it needs just four or five pages of ...
Building Amendment Bill 2007
Third Reading 13 Mar 2008
TE URUROA FLAVELL ... to the bill, and what issues have not been addressed at all. Let me share an example. Concerns were raised by the Registered Master Builders Federation about the watering-down of the definition of restricted building work. Its view was that the weasel words made the ...
In Committee 11 Mar 2008
Hon Dr NICK SMITH ... come to another question. This Parliament has set up the Commerce Committee inquiry into housing affordability. The Registered Master Builders Federation, which builds 65 percent of New Zealand’s houses, has told the housing affordability study that there is an extra $30,000...
In Committee 6 Mar 2008
Hon Dr NICK SMITH ... consent fees adding $30,000 of unnecessary bureaucratic costs to the price of a house. That was according to the Registered Master Builders Federation. What does the Government say about that? Jill Pettis is silent now; she does not seem to give a hoot about housing ...
In Committee 20 Nov 2007
Hon Dr NICK SMITH ... more unnecessary bureaucracy. The last point I want to make in this debate is in respect of the submission by the Registered Master Builders Federation of New Zealand to the select committee. The submission stated that there are unnecessary red tape costs of $30,000 for ...
Dr PAUL HUTCHISON ... in are double what they were 3 years ago, just for an extension. As Dr Nick Smith said, the submission from the Registered Master Builders Federation said there was, on average, an extra $30,000 of unnecessary costs to build a house in New Zealand. That has to be a ...
LINDSAY TISCH ... that has been looking at housing affordability. I am sure he will very clearly recall the submission from the Registered Master Builders Federation, which made some significant and very timely remarks on the whole inquiry into housing affordability. The federation ...
LINDSAY TISCH ... acre paradise of the 1960s, but we do want to be able to afford our own homes. I go back to the point that the Registered Master Builders Federation made. It said that in terms of the increased cost of housing, it was quite clear that rises in land costs accounted for ...
KATRINA SHANKS ... clause 6 because there was quite a lot of confusion in the select committee and amongst submitters, especially the Registered Master Builders Federation. The definition in clause 6(4) states that “restricted building work” means building work that is “critical to the ...
Second Reading 13 Nov 2007
Hon Dr NICK SMITH Judith Tizard says that it is all the speculators’ fault. Well, let us ask the Registered Master Builders Federation of New Zealand. I wonder what it would say. I ask the member opposite to justify this. The Wellington City Council says ...
Hon Dr NICK SMITH ... building would she not? Well, this is a statement from the Wellington City Council. Let me tell the House what the Registered Master Builders Federation said. It tells us that the increased cost of unnecessary red tape is an extra $30,000 on the average home. I say to ...
HONE HARAWIRA ... Services Committee did not say much about in its report to the House. These stories include the concerns of the Registered Master Builders Federation of New Zealand that the definitions of “restricted building” are so weak that the building licensing scheme is ...
Weathertight Homes Resolution Services (Remedies) Amendment Bill, Building (Consent Authorities) Amendment Bill - Third Readings
Third Readings 21 Aug 2007
Hon Dr NICK SMITH ... costs. Well, let us look at the record and see what has happened. Last week we heard the submission from the Registered Master Builders Federation of New Zealand to the Commerce Committee. The federation said to the committee that there has been a 900 percent ...
Building (Late Consent is a Free Consent) Amendment Bill
Second Reading 25 Jul 2007
Hon Dr NICK SMITH ... woes. There has been a dispute in the Local Government and Environment Committee about how big this problem is. The Registered Master Builders Federation told us that it now takes longer in New Zealand to get a consent to build a house than it actually takes to build it. ...
JACQUI DEAN ... that have been lodged with local authorities. The Government may not think it is a problem, but I do. In fact, the Registered Master Builders Federation reckoned that the situation was even worse than that: “While [building consent authorities] might contend that, on ...
Building and Construction
Building Sector—Improvement of Quality and Reduction of Bureaucracy 8 Sep 2009
Hon MAURICE WILLIAMSON ... that this will be a really good step towards reducing red tape and bureaucracy. The Chief Executive Officer of the Registered Master Builders Federation, Warwick Quinn, said that this was a fantastic step forward in addressing issues that have been holding the industry ....
Building—Consent Process 9 Apr 2008
Gordon Copeland Is the Minister aware that the Commerce Committee heard evidence from the Registered Master Builders Federation that although its members need just four or five pages of plans to build a new home, they must prepare 12 or 13 pages of ...
Building—Consent Process 6 Mar 2008
Hon Dr Nick Smith I seek leave to table the Registered Master Builders Federation submission to the Commerce Committee on the home affordability crisis.
Building—Consent Process 13 Feb 2008
Hon Dr Nick Smith ... House and past legislation, is set to substantially add to the already $30,000 of unnecessary costs identified by the Registered Master Builders Federation?
Building—Tin-based Timber Treatment 14 Nov 2007
Hon SHANE JONES The president of the Registered Master Builders Federation of New Zealand has pointed out that this particular problem is actually diminishing, and indeed Mr Clarkson has probably ...
Housing—Affordability 22 Aug 2007
Hon Dr Nick Smith Does he agree with the analysis by the Registered Master Builders Federation of New Zealand that the single biggest cost difference between building a house in New Zealand and in Australia is the ...
Hon CLAYTON COSGROVE I am aware of the chief executive of the Registered Master Builders Federation, Mr Pieter Burghout, claiming that 30 percent of the increase in the cost of a basic house represents regulatory costs, ...
Gordon Copeland Is the Minister aware that the evidence submitted to the Commerce Committee by the Registered Master Builders Federation is that the time taken to obtain consents has quadrupled, and that the average construction time to build a new house ...
Gordon Copeland Is the Minister aware that according to the Registered Master Builders Federation, drafting and specification work for a new house has quadrupled since the Building Act came into force, and that ...
Hon Dr Nick Smith What action did the Minister take in response to the letter from the Registered Master Builders Federation to him on 20 October last year that states: “About $30,000 of the cost of the average new home is attributable to ...
Hon Dr Nick Smith I seek leave to table the letter of the Registered Master Builders Federation to the Minister on 20 October last year, saying that unnecessary—
Housing—Affordability 15 Aug 2007
Hon Dr Nick Smith How has the new Building Act and the new department helped home affordability when according to the Registered Master Builders Federation in today’s Dominion Post, it has increased compliance costs, levies, and fees by a whopping 30 percent, or $42,000 per ...
Building—Consent Process 24 Jul 2007
Hon Dr Nick Smith I seek leave to table the report by the Registered Master Builders Federation stating that it now takes longer to get a consent to build a house in New Zealand that it takes to build it.
Financial Review Debate - In Committee
In Committee 13 Mar 2007
Hon Dr NICK SMITH ... to get a building consent that it is standard for the consent to take longer than it takes to build the house? The Registered Master Builders Federation has commented that the Building Act has added $20,000 to the cost of a home through red tape and bureaucratic ....
Weathertight Homes Resolution Services Bill 2006
Second Reading 12 Dec 2006
Hon Dr NICK SMITH ... to the Social Services Committee, whether from the Leaky Homes Action Group, Local Government New Zealand, the Registered Master Builders Federation of New Zealand, or the Certified Builders Association—I could go on and on—asked the Government about providing a ...
Building Issues
Energy Efficiency—Homes 15 Nov 2006
Hon CLAYTON COSGROVE ... and to light, heat, ventilate, and air condition commercial buildings have been warmly received. I agree with the Registered Master Builders Federation when it said that it is important that good progress is made in the area of sustainable building, and with Jennian Homes ...
Building—Licensing 27 Jun 2006
Hon CLAYTON COSGROVE I have received numerous reports supporting the proposed licensing regime from building industry leaders such as the Registered Master Builders Federation and the Certified Builders Association. The industry leaders agree with this Government’s programme to restore ...
Building Code—Review 13 Jun 2006
Hon CLAYTON COSGROVE ... Industry Council said the review will “ensure that New Zealanders get what they want from their buildings.” The Registered Master Builders Federation of New Zealand “welcomed the review.” The Auckland City Council also welcomed the review for “the opportunity it ...
Weathertight Homes Resolution Service—Proposed Measures 16 May 2006
Hon CLAYTON COSGROVE ... Group Chairman, John Gray, who said: “The review outcomes are very positive for leaky-home owners.”; and from the Registered Master Builders Federation, which called the Government’s measures: “A common-sense approach to dealing with how the programme needs to be run.” I ...
Building Licences—Reports 3 May 2006
Hon CLAYTON COSGROVE ... ensure that buildings are built right the first time, while at the same time protecting the Kiwi DIY tradition. The Registered Master Builders Federation, for instance, stated that the regime “would ensure only skilled and competent people could work in the industry.” The ...
Hon Dr Nick Smith ... Government approves the professional associations to undertake that role; why does the Minister not trust either the Registered Master Builders Federation or the Certified Builders Association to license builders directly, rather than creating a dual structure with a ...
Hon CLAYTON COSGROVE ... that was left to us, thanks to the Government that member belonged to. I am happy to table the support from the Registered Master Builders Federation, the Certified Builders Association, the Construction Industry Council, and the other trade associations. If the member ...
Hon CLAYTON COSGROVE This Government works in partnership with industry associations like the Registered Master Builders Federation and the Certified Builders Association, which have supported the regime. They agree with us; we agree with them. We are ...
Hon Dr Nick Smith I seek the leave of the House to table documents from the Registered Master Builders Federation, showing it would much prefer a self-regulation model rather than that imposed on it by the Minister.
Hon CLAYTON COSGROVE I seek leave to table media statements from the Registered Master Builders Federation of 23 April, the Construction Industry Council of 23 April, and the Certified Builders Association of the same date, ...