8954 (2025). Arena Williams to the Minister for Building and Construction

Written Question

Published date: 19 Mar 2025

Metadata

Document type:	Written Question
Parliament number:	54
Question number:	8954 (2025)
Question asked:	05 Mar 2025
Member asking:	Arena Williams
Portfolio:	Minister for Building and Construction
Minister replying:	Hon Chris Penk
Answer received:	13 Mar 2025
Status:	Question Answered
Reply type:	Reply
Document ID:	WQ_08954_2025
Document guid:	b87d718d-8115-44d1-b80b-4a8631fd0d03

8954 (2025). Arena Williams to the Minister for Building and Construction: How many buildings in New Zealand , if any, are considered Passive Houses or meet the Passive House standard?

Hon Chris Penk: Currently there is no Passive House Standard that is recognised in the Building Act 2004. There is an exemption for internationally certified passive buildings from meeting the requirements of Regulation 8 of the Residential Tenancies (Healthy Homes Standards) Regulations 2019, but this is for residential tenancy purposes only in the Housing portfolio. There are multiple independent ‘passive housing’ schemes available in the private market with varying definitions, but government does not monitor new consents or have data on existing stock against these varied definitions.