Building and Construction (Small Stand-alone Dwellings) Amendment Bill
Government bill
About this bill
This bill is an omnibus bill intended to reduce the time and cost of building a granny flat by permitting small stand-alone dwellings up to 70 square metres to be built without a building consent if certain conditions are met.
Voting method
Party voting: Parties decided whether or not to support this bill and cast votes on behalf of all their MPs.Procedural notes
- Urgency used: This bill was progressed through one or more stages using urgency. Urgency allows the Government to fast-track the legislative process by extending the sitting hours of the House of Representatives and skipping the select committee stage of a bill, and allows bills to pass through more than one stage per sitting day.
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Read the bill
Bill text: Building and Construction (Small Stand-alone Dwellings) Amendment Bill (legislation.govt.nz)Member responsible
Progress
In progress
This Bill passed its second reading on 7 October 2025 and is awaiting the Commitee of the whole House stage.
Votes
2nd reading
Passed
7 October 2025
WhereTheyStand has no totals for this vote. It might have been a voice vote, or there might have been an import error.
3rd reading
This vote has not yet occurred, or is not yet recorded on WhereTheyStand.
Only reading votes are shown here; these votes determine whether the Bill progresses through Parliament. Other votes, such as votes on whether to amend parts of the Bill, can be seen in Hansard.
Bill details last synced with the Parliament website about 19 hours ago.
(8 October 2025 at 12:30 GMT+00:00)