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.
Latest News
Missing the leak in leaky homes - RNZ The Panel with Roger Levie
Listen to Roger Levie, HOBANZ CE, discuss building surveyors on Radio New Zealand on The Panel with Jim Mora.
House of Cards - The Listener by Maria Slade
Please read the story House of Cards written by Maria Slade from the New Zealand Listener about builders' guarantees. In this article, John Gray notes that there should be a ...
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...