Welcome to the Building Officials Institute of New Zealand

The Institute is a membership based and member focused, not-for-profit charitable organisation, representing Building Control Officials in New Zealand since 1967.

The Institute offers support for its members in the form of member services and benefits.

Services and Benefits

Branches

The Institute has nine Branches throughout New Zealand in which meetings are held regularly. The meetings are very beneficial, informative and where members can network together. The Institute’s National Office is located in the CBD of Wellington and is open normal business hours.

The nine branches are:

• Northland
• Auckland
• Waikato/Bay of Plenty
• East Coast
• Central
• Wellington
• Nelson/Marlborough
• Canterbury/Westland
• Southern

Notification of Meetings, Agendas and Minutes are available on the Institute's Chat Forum

Training Academy

The Training Academy is a subsidiary of the Institute and provides economical, accessible educational opportunities that foster career development and promote job satisfaction.

While training is the means that the Training Academy seeks to achieve its mission, the overall goal is to improve the competency of building control professionals in New Zealand and the future generations coming into the sector.

The Training Academy Offers:

• A comprehensive training programme.
• “Money back” guarantee on its training courses.
• Continuing Professional Development programme.
• Cadet scheme.
• Leadership Development programme.
• Training and career advice.

Annual Conference & Expo

An annual conference and expo in which building control professionals have an opportunity to develop a better understanding
of the responsibilities and duties imposed on them by Acts and Regulations, ‘hot topics’ facing the building and construction sector
and updates of what’s happening in the sector. It also provides opportunities for Institute members to meet and exchange knowledge
and ideas relevant to the science of building.

The Forum

This facility is a great way to generate discussion on specific topics with others within the building controls sector.

It offers a safe environment for members wishing to ask questions or hold technical discussions about specific topics without the fear
of anyone outside the membership hijacking someone’s opinion. The forums are all moderated to ensure that it continues to be current,
relevant and newsworthy.

Forum topics include: plumbing and drainage, fire precautions, pool compliance, senior building control officers. There is also a dedicated
section for branch news where Notices of Meetings, Agendas and Minutes can be stored and utilised by members.

Straight Up Journal

We are excited to be moving with the times by producing an electronic version of the magazine.

“Straight Up” is a full colour, 24 page quarterly publication. Up-to-date articles and important information about developments in the building
industry are featured along with the ability for organisations within the industry to advertise.

The first edition of Straight Up as an electronic magazine is available NOW - December 2009

Straight Up - December 2009 http://www.mygazines.com/title/5323 (Ensure your browser is Flash-enabled) Note: A PDF of the magazine is downloadable from the above link (which can provide an easier way to print the magazine, for those wishing to do so).

Special Interest Groups

Six special interest groups have been formed with the intention to bring members with the same interests together at specialist events where
they can meet, share and solve problems, promote their field of interest, distribute information, provide a forum for discussion, and undertake
to develop and maintain industry standards and policies.

• Senior Compliance Managers Forum
• Plumbing & Drainlaying Inspection Services
• Clerk of Works
• Fire Precautions
• Women in Building
• Building Official Cadets and students