The Building Unit is responsible for the delivery of Building Act statutory functions across the Waimakariri District. Our role under the Act is to ensure people who use buildings can do so safely and without endangering their health. In general terms we start by accepting and processing Building Consent applications, inspect building work during the construction phase and issuing a Code Compliance Certificate at the end of each job. Our team also investigate illegal building works, inspect swimming pool barriers, and audit Building Warrant of Fitnesses, and attend to general queries related to construction.