Change of Fire Season Status

Fire and Emergency New Zealand (FENZ) has declared a Restricted Fire Season for part of the Horowhenua District, from State Highway 1 to the Coast, as of 8am on Wednesday, 30 January 2019. A Prohibited Fire Season remains in place on all Horowhenua beaches and sand dunes.

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Level 2 Water Supply Restrictions - Levin and Ōhau

Level 2 water restrictions are in place for Levin and Ōhau from Wednesday 13 February until further notice.

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Level 1 Water Supply Restrictions - Foxton and Foxton Beach

Level 1 water supply restrictions are in place for Foxton and Foxton Beach from Monday 17 December until further notice.

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Building Consents

Planning to build or renovate your home or business? This section of our website provides a general guide to the Building Consent process.

Horowhenua District Council's Building Consent Authority has been accredited by IANZ and is registered with the Ministry of Business, Employment and Innovation to ensure that certain minimum standards of health and safety are met in all building construction works.

Simpli - Simpler, Faster Building Consents

We're one of more than 20 Councils around the country that are working together to bring consistency to the building consent process, through Simpli (previously known as GoShift). Simpli is a partnership between Central Government (Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment) and Local Government (local councils) to improve performance, consistency and service delivery across the building consent system.

As of 30 April 2018, customers can apply for consents through the Simpli online portal.

Since October 2017 we have been transitioning a number of our current building consent application forms to a consistent version of application forms that have been developed as part of the Simpli initiative. Applications made on the old forms are no longer accepted. More information can be viewed on our Building Consent Process page.

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