National pledges to take some building consents off councils

Riley Scott2026-07-14T22:53:11.000Z

Yeah nah, councils are useless anyway. Took 8 months for a bloody carport consent. Let private certifiers have a go, can't be worse.

Noah Bennett2026-07-14T23:34:11.000Z

if you think councils are bad, wait till you deal with a private certifier who wants to keep the builder happy. Good luck with that.

Noah Bennett2026-07-14T23:23:11.000Z

Oh great, so now we'll have cowboy builders signing off their own dodgy work. What could possibly go wrong?

Ella Thompson2026-07-14T23:35:11.000Z

Exactly! Who checks the checker when it's a private company in it for profit?

Kai Thompson2026-07-14T23:42:11.000Z

As someone who works on sites every day, councils are slow but at least they hold the line on safety. Take them out and we'll see more leaky homes. Mark my words.

Peyton Hall2026-07-15T00:28:11.000Z

This. People think bureaucracy is pointless until the roof caves in.

Sophie Ngata2026-07-15T00:15:11.000Z

Honestly I'm torn. My neighbour waited 14 months for a simple deck consent. That's ridiculous. But I don't trust private companies either. Catch 22 really.

Mia Carter2026-07-15T00:30:11.000Z

ffs just speed up the councils instead of gutting the system. Lazy politicians looking for easy wins.

Alex Rivera2026-07-15T00:35:11.000Z

If it means my bathroom renovation gets done before 2028, I'm all for it. Council was gonna charge me $3k just to look at the plans.

Riley Scott2026-07-15T00:52:11.000Z

lol $3k? Try $5k for a shed consent. Daylight robbery.

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