Protecting the interests of buyers, owners and occupiers of New Zealand homes.

We provide independent information and support on all matters related to homes and housing.

Buying a Home

Advice on identifying the types of ownerships and homes, real estate agents, property inspections, legal issues and insurance.

Owning a Home

Important information around home maintenance, bodies corporate and developments in your area.

Selling a Home

Assistance regarding real estate agents, understanding what you are selling, selling a unit and legal issues.

Building or Renovation your Home

Support with planning your project, creating and managing your team and how to deal with disputes.

Body Corporate

A definition of what a body corporate is, what you need to know about owning in one as well as guidance regarding governance and management in a body corporate.

Leaky and Defective Homes

Support concerning how to identify defects, recovery of losses and what steps you can take.

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Latest News

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New legal action launched against councils on leaky homes

HOBANZ President, John Gray, speaks on running a class action regarding leaky homes. Read the New Zealand Herald article here. If you subscribe to NBR, please find the article 'A bit late': home...

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$20m repairs underway to 81 leaky Quay Park, Parnell units

Listen to John Gray and Leighton Smith discuss the New Zealand Herald article "$20m repairs underway to 81 leaky Quay Park, Parnell units" on Newstalk ZB here. ...

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Leaky homes: 'If you can't afford to pay for it, then tough luck'

Please read the RNZ article here

I have been so blessed by HOBANZ, I do not know what I would have done without you. Much respect!

Home owner, 2017
Just to say thank you for your experience and knowledge and your ability to defuse situations and bring sensibility to an often volatile body corporate.

Unit Owner
We really appreciate the advice and support that we received from HOBANZ in the purchase of our house.

HOBANZ member
I have a huge amount of admiration for what you and HOBANZ are doing – we’re all lucky you and your colleagues are prepared to grapple with all of the difficulties in this area head on!

Lecturer and researcher, 2016
“…much relieved with the news that the bank has approved the extra funding required to get us to the end of the project when we can sell our apartment. Thank you for intervening on our behalf, it really is a huge load off our minds”.

Apartment Owner, 2016

Protecting the interests of buyers, owners and occupiers of New Zealand homes.

We provide independent information and support on all matters related to homes and housing.

Buying a Home

Owning a Home

Selling a Home

Building or Renovation your Home

Body Corporate

Leaky and Defective Homes

Become a Member

Make a Donation

Latest News

New legal action launched against councils on leaky homes

$20m repairs underway to 81 leaky Quay Park, Parnell units

Leaky homes: 'If you can't afford to pay for it, then tough luck'

Words of Appreciation

I have been so blessed by HOBANZ, I do not know what I would have done without you. Much respect!

Just to say thank you for your experience and knowledge and your ability to defuse situations and bring sensibility to an often volatile body corporate.

We really appreciate the advice and support that we received from HOBANZ in the purchase of our house.

I have a huge amount of admiration for what you and HOBANZ are doing – we’re all lucky you and your colleagues are prepared to grapple with all of the difficulties in this area head on!

“…much relieved with the news that the bank has approved the extra funding required to get us to the end of the project when we can sell our apartment. Thank you for intervening on our behalf, it really is a huge load off our minds”.