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Health and Emergency Services
Most of the emergency services in Kaikōura are voluntary, with the exception of the Medical Centre, Police and Hospital. All of these services are looking for more volunteers, if you live in Kaikōura you may be able to help, please support your community and get involved.
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The grant of a consent is conditional on enabling the building work to be inspected. When a building consent Official carries out building inspections, the goal is to ensure that the work being inspected complies with the consented documents.
Find ItLBP's and DIY
This page contains information on restricted building work, and how you can get it completed, as well as how you can do your own work on your building (DIY).
Find ItNews and Media
Council issues regular email newsletters and media releases as well as maintaining a Facebook page. This page includes links to sign up for releases and newsletters and holds past editions.
Find ItParking and Traffic Control
This page contains information about the management of parking and traffic in the Kaikōura District including our parking rules, how to pay parking fines and traffic requirements for events.
Find ItPIMs, Resource consent and Producer Statements
This page contains information on how to obtain information about your land, and legislation to keep in mind if you are thinking about carrying out building work.
Find ItPlans, Reports, Bylaws & Policies
Information about and links to Annual Plans and Reports, Long Term Plans, the District Plan and key policies and bylaws.
Find ItProcessing your consent
Council has 20 working days to process a building consent. They will then notify the owner as to whether the consent has been accepted or declined.If Council makes a request for more information, the processing time frame is paused (the statutory time clock is stopped) until all of the information...
Find ItRates Database
For enquiries about your property address or to find your rates for the current financial year please email or phone our rates team on 03 319 5026 ext 2. Alternatively you can use the box below to type in the address of the property you would like information on, e.g.
Find ItResponsible Freedom Camping
Under COVID-19 Alert Level 1 or 2 Freedom camping in the Kaikōura District will be subject to the normal controls contained in Kaikōura District Council’s Responsible Freedom Camping Bylaw 2019. These controls include, but are not limited to, requiring self-contained vehicles, definition of prohibited camping areas and limits on how...
Find ItResponsible Freedom Camping Bylaw 2019
Information about the Responsible Freedom Camping Bylaw 2019, where camping for free can and cannot happen and the rules and guidelines that apply.
Find ItTypes and guidance for building inspections
Your building consent will include a Schedule of Specified Inspections which state the range of inspections undertaken during the course of construction. Inspections are project specific and identified/agreed during the processing of your building consent.
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