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Jenee Tibshraeny: New Govt changes bring warning for homeowners

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Publish Date
Wed, 28 Jan 2026, 7:28pm
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Jenee Tibshraeny: New Govt changes bring warning for homeowners

Author
Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Wed, 28 Jan 2026, 7:28pm

Home owners could be left covering the costs of defective work on their properties once an overhaul of the Building Act is complete.

The Government plans to give itself the ability to temporarily suspend the requirement for consumer protections to be put in place in the building sector.

NZ Herald Wellington business editor Jenee Tibshraeny explains further.

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