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If you would like to be added to our mailing list to receive a copy of our newsletters please email building.quality@selwyn.govt.nz.

Below is a list of useful information we have sent out to our mailing list in the past 12 months:

  • October 2026 newsletter [PDF, 320 KB]
    • Update on our workload
    • Fraudulent producer statements
    • Professional partnership programme – strong growth in new partners
    • Plumbers, drainlayers, and gasfitters self-certification
    • Got questions about building or planning?
    • Small stand-alone dwellings (aka granny flats)
    • Home-based businesses
  • August 2026 newsletter [PDF, 533 KB]

    2025-26 financial year in review, Update on our workload, Change to booking framing/pre-wrap inspections, Residential PIM/building consent application checklist updated, Selwyn Water update: supporting customers and planning ahead, Master Brick and Blocklayers Association event, Come and see us at the Canterbury Home Show, Keeping in touch with Christchurch, and Have your say - current public consultations

  • June 2026 newsletter [PDF, 322 KB]

    Objective Build - what you need to know, Reminder: new fees and charges from 1 July, Greater Christchurch councils work together on building consenting, Building consenting teams at the Home Show, Your one-stop-shop for building-related approvals in Selwyn District

  • May 2026 newsletter [PDF, 392 KB]

    Maintaining industry standards during busy periods, LBP responsibilities - Lessons from a recent board decision, Change in consenting system coming soon, Working in the road corridor - what you need to know

  • March 2026 newsletter [PDF, 376 KB]

    Proposed changes to fees & charges, Formal directives at inspections, Public pathway safety, BWOF requirements, Development contributions, Non-consented small standalone dwellings, Change in consenting system coming this year

  • December 2025 newsletter [PDF, 253 KB]

    Reminder - holiday season close down, Document submission order - why does this matter? Selwyn district flood model update, Building sector reforms - what we know so far, Legislation and building code change reminders/updates

  • November 2025 newsletter [PDF, 252 KB]

    Holiday season close down, Selwyn district flood model update, Commercial applications - civil information, Relocatable and transportable buildings, and Legislation and building code change reminders/updates

  • September 2025 newsletter [PDF, 421 KB]

    • 2024-25 financial year in review, Update on our workload, Reminders: Supplying your amended documents to us, Minor variations forms, and Missing approvals can delay your building consent, Plasterboard recycling, and Reminders on legislation and building code changes