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Building CodeHub resources update – September 2025

Resources added/updated in BCH in September 2025 include:
• MBIE new and updated resources – Product certificate (CodeMark) and Determinations.
• BRANZ new and updated resources – Appraisals.

Resources removed from BCH in September 2025:
• BRANZ Appraisals – withdrawn.

The following resources have been added to Building CodeHub:

MBIE Product Certificates (CodeMark) - new, re-issued and revised:

• CMNZ10026 revision: 4 - CUPOLEX® ecodome™ System
• CMNZ30186 version: A - Envira® Weatherboards Cladding Systems
• CMNZ70108 version: 2 - Owens Corning Oakridge® Super Roofing Shingles
• CMNZ70078 version: 3 - InnoClad and InnoScreen
• CMNZ30081 version: I - JSC RustiClad Cladding System
• CMNZ30082 version: I - JSC BevelClad Cladding System
• CMNZ30083 version: I - JSC Board and Batten Cladding System
• CMNZ30084 version: P - JSC VertiClad Cladding System

MBIE Determinations:

• 2025/041: An authority’s decision to grant a building consent under section 72 for building work on land subject to the natural hazard of slippage
• 2025/042: An authority’s decision to issue a notice to fix for a mixed-use building
• 2025/043: The authority’s decision to issue a notice to fix for a change of use
• 2025/044: Whether a bedroom in a proposed multi-unit building complies with the scope of Acceptable Solution G7/AS1
• 2025/045: Whether a body of water is a pool under the Act and whether the barrier must comply with the Building Code
• 2025/046: Regarding an authority’s decision to issue a dangerous building notice
• 2025/047: Regarding a notice to fix for the relocation of a building
• 2025/048: An authority’s decision to issue a notice to fix for a change of use
• 2025/049: The compliance of a replacement cladding system on a dwelling with clauses B2 and E2 of the Building Code
• 2025/050: An authority’s decision to issue 21 insanitary building notices for small, detached buildings used as accommodation

BRANZ Appraisals - new, re-issued and amended:

• Appraisal number 781 (2025) - Sika Car Park Deck System - Sika MultiFlex PB-55 UV
• Appraisal number 785 (2025) - K5S® Steel Portal Frame Connectors - New Zealand
• Appraisal number 543 (2022) - Homerit Premium Series PVC-U Windows and Doors
• Appraisal number 1136 (2020) - Ventia Iron and Ventia Metal Roof Underlays 
• Appraisal number 1250 (2024) - Base-Tect® System

The following resources have been removed from Building CodeHub:

BRANZ Appraisals - withdrawn:

• Appraisal number 672 (2023) - Shadow™ Hidden Deck Fasteners

 

Notification date: 1 October 2025