What’s at stake: A Northland couple has had to wait two years to get a draft determination from MBIE.
Background: MBIE is required to issue building determinations within 60 working days but an OIA release shows applications have been open for an average of 450 days.
Main players: Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment, Dave Launder, Kaipara District Council, Susie Campbell.
An architect is decrying the Ministry of Building, Innovation and Employment’s determinations system after he has had to wait more than two years just to get a draft ruling from the agency.
The lengthy delay has left Dave Launder and his partner in limbo, as they have since sold the property they
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What’s at stake: A Northland couple has had to wait two years to get a draft determination from MBIE.
Background: MBIE is required to issue building determinations within 60 working days but an OIA release shows applications have been open for an average of 450 days.
Main players: Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment, Dave Launder, Kaipara District Council, Susie Campbell.
