1628 NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 58 13 MARCH 2008

Departmental Notices

Building and Housing

Building Act 2004

Notice of Amendment to Compliance Document

E2 External Moisture and Where Material Incorporated by Reference is Available for Inspection and Purchase

Pursuant to section 24(1) of the Building Act 2004 ("the Act"), I give notice of an amendment to the compliance document for New Zealand Building Code clause E2 External Moisture ("Compliance Document E2") by the inclusion of an acceptable solution for earth buildings ("E2/AS2").

The amendment to Compliance Document E2 comes into force on 1 May 2008 ("the effective date").

Compliance Document E2 is available for download free of charge from the Department of Building and Housing ("DBH") website at:

www.dbh.govt.nz

New material incorporated by reference

Pursuant to sections 405 and 410(1)(e) of the Act 2004, I give notice that the following material will be incorporated by reference into the Compliance Document E2 effective on 1 May 2008:

NZS 4299 (as modified by E2/AS2)

Purchase of material incorporated by reference

The material incorporated by reference described above may be purchased directly from Standards New Zealand, Radio New Zealand House, Level 10, 155 The Terrace, Wellington, or online at

www.standards.co.nz

Copies of material incorporated by reference are also available for purchase through all of DBH’s offices.

Viewing materials incorporated by reference

Materials incorporated by reference are available for inspection free of charge at the DBH national office, Level 6, 86 Customhouse Quay, Wellington, between the hours of 8.30am to 5.00pm, Monday to Friday.

DBH office locations

The DBH office locations are as follows:

• National office in Wellington: Level 6, 86 Customhouse Quay.
• Auckland office: Level 3, 41 Shortland Street.
• Manukau office: Level 1, CST Nexia Centre, 22 Amersham Way.
• Hamilton office: 2nd Floor, 36 Bryce Street.
• Wellington office: 60 Oriental Parade.
• Christchurch office: Level 2, 10 Nelson Street.
• Porirua Tenancy Services Centre: 1st Floor, Housing Corp Building, 1 Walton Leigh Avenue.

DBH also has tenancy service delivery locations in Whangarei, Henderson, Takapuna, Tauranga, Rotorua, Gisborne, Napier, New Plymouth, Palmerston North, Lower Hutt, Nelson, Blenheim, Greymouth, Timaru, Dunedin and Invercargill.

To make an appointment at one of these locations to view or purchase material incorporated by reference, Freephone 0800 836 262.

Dated at Wellington this 7th day of February 2008.

DAVID KELLY, Deputy Chief Executive, Building Quality, Department of Building and Housing.

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Crown Entities Act 2004

Reappointments to the Housing New Zealand Corporation Board

Pursuant to section 28(a) of the Crown Entities Act 2004, we hereby reappoint

Patrick Nesbitt Snedden

as chair of the Housing New Zealand Corporation Board for a term of three years commencing on 17 December 2007;

and

Anthony Richard Paine

as a member of the Housing New Zealand Corporation Board for a term of 18 months commencing on 17 December 2007;

and

Gregory Paul Hinton

as a member of the Housing New Zealand Corporation Board for a term of three years commencing on 17 December 2007.

Dated at Wellington this 28th day of February 2008.

HON MARYAN STREET, Minister of Housing and
HON DR MICHAEL CULLEN, Minister of Finance.

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Conservation

Marine Mammals Protection Regulations 1992

Declaration That No New Permits Are to be Issued for Commercial Operations

Pursuant to Regulation 15 of the Marine Mammals Protection Regulations 1992, the Acting Director-General of Conservation hereby declares that from the date of this notice until 1 May 2012, no new permits shall be granted for commercial operations to view or swim with Hector’s dolphins (Cephalorhynchus hectori) in the following areas:

(a) Akaroa Harbour Operational Zone, defined here as all those waters between Pompey’s Pillar (173°4.691E 43°51.292S; 2516309 East, 5706022 North (NZMG GD1949)) and Snuffle Nose (172°49.578E 43°53.412S; 2496063 East, 5702086 North (NZMG GD1949)), including Akaroa Harbour and extending out perpendicular to the shore to 4 nautical miles from the shore; and

(b) Lyttelton Harbour Operational Zone, defined here as all those waters between South Brighton Surf Club (172°44.204E 43°31.432S; 2488750 East, 5742779 North (NZMG GD1949)) and Wakaroa Point (172°55.956E 43°37.481S; 2504589 East, 5731600 North (NZMG GD1949)), including Lyttelton Harbour and extending out perpendicular to the shore to 4 nautical miles from the shore.