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Holiday Processing for Building and Resource Consents 2026/27

November 12, 2026

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Holiday Processing Shutdown: Building and Resource Consents

  • Christmas break: Under New Zealand law, the period from 20 December to 10 January inclusive is officially excluded from the working-day processing time for both Building Consents (Section 7 of the Building Act 2004) and Resource Consents (Section 2(1) of the Resource Management Act 1991).
  • What this means for your application: The processing clock for any active or new consent stops at 5:00 pm on Friday, 18 December 2026, and restarts at 8:00 am on Monday, 11 January 2027.
  • Pre-Christmas deadline: To get a decision before Christmas (assuming your application is complete and no requests for further information [RFIs] stop the clock), you must submit it by Friday, 20 November 2026.

    For further information contact our team on 0800 422 522 or info@rangitikei.govt.nz