Current News
2 May 2024
The BCCG National President has prepared a letter to members to draw attention to four matters of particular concern to all members.
The four matters are:
- The third tranche of sections of the UTA Amendment Act 2022 and associated regulations which will come into force on the 9th of May 2024
- An opinion from Pidgeon Judd Law on the new LTMP provisions
- An important meeting in Auckland about Inner City Security and Safety which may have repercussions for other cities.
- A round table meeting held to consider a rebuttal to the ‘A Living Hell – Apartment Disasters’ mini-series that was run in February/March this year.
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4 February 2024
This is the first of what we hope to be a regular Newsletter. This edition covers stories and reports on the the following:
- Drive Electric State of the Nation Report
- The Unit Titles Services Website
- Guidance for Flood Damaged Buildings
- How to party without being an Animal
- EV charging in Apartment Buildings – examples of the Australian experience.
20 August 2023
The incident recently reported by the New Zealand Herald, where an e-scooter being charged in the Wellington apartment building of a member body corporate, burst into flames has caused BCCG to give some thought and consideration to this issue.
The problem appears to be quite universal, there was a recent article on the Sydney News about a similar problem in a New York apartment building where an e-bike burst into flames while it was being charged and on 15 August, TVNZ’s Seven Sharp programme featured a controlled house fire to show the dangers of incorrectly charging lithium-ion battery products.