Te Pae – our future online portal

Later this year (in 2024) a new external facing online portal, named Te Pae, will be launched for external organisations and the public to use. Several of the functions currently performed on the Building Performance website will be covered in Te Pae. 

The name Te Pae reflects the purpose of our new system (portal) as a central place for our stakeholders and us to come together – 'a platform for those with knowledge and perception'.

Te Pae will form part of a greater technology solution which, over time, will help improve our service offering. We are implementing this new technology to provide a more fit for purpose and efficient system. This system will also enable us to adapt to regulatory changes more quickly in the future. 

Using Te Pae

Te Pae will enable data to be collected and stored in one safe and secure place (system) and provide a way to communicate directly with us including the submission of complaints and queries.

You will need to log in to Te Pae to ensure safe and secure access to your information and will be able to maintain your own portal information like user profile and password resets.

The MultiProof, Product Certificate (CodeMark) and Building Consent Authorities (BCA) registers will be searchable via Te Pae.

Te Pae will be for: 

• Applicants and agents such as architects, designers, building project managers, builders, and manufacturers
• External Assessors/specialists/suppliers
• Modular Component Manufacturers (BuiltReady)
• MultiProof Approval Holders
• Product (CodeMark) Certificate Holders
• Modular Component Manufacturer Certification Bodies (MCMCBs)
• Product Certification Bodies (PCBs)
• Joint Accreditation System of Australia and New Zealand (JASANZ)
• International Accreditation New Zealand (IANZ)
• Territorial Authorities (TAs)
• Building Consent Authorities (BCAs)
• The public (to send us a related enquiry)

Launch date

A dedicated project team are working on building and testing Te Pae (the portal), and this is scheduled to be released in late 2024.

Representatives from stakeholder organisations will be invited to attend a preview of Te Pae before it is launched. This will provide an opportunity to see how Te Pae will work and what it will mean for different user groups. Early involvement will also help identify the best way to support different user groups to become familiar and confident with using Te Pae.

Functional overview of Te Pae

A Functional overview of Te Pae has been drafted to provide you with an understanding of what we are planning.  Further information will be added to this page as the new system is built and tested over the coming months.

If you have a question or would like further information, email: tepaesupport@mbie.govt.nz

Applicants and agents

(Such as architects, designers, building project managers, builders, manufacturers, and product owners).

Will be able to use Te Pae to:

• Draft, submit, edit, and withdraw an application 
• Upload documents as part of an application or audit
• View the status of their submitted applications and/or complaints.

Building Consent Authorities and Territorial Authorities

Council members (Building Consent Authorities (BCAs) and Territorial Authorities (TAs)) with a login to Te Pae will be able to:

• Submit a 6A Notification form in a standard and consistent format
• View supporting documents for an approved MultiProof (MUA) Application
• Track and work on activities and tasks.

International Accreditation New Zealand

International Accreditation New Zealand (IANZ) representatives with a login to Te Pae will be able to:

• View all Building Consent Authorities (BCAs) in one place
• Perform actions (status changes) against BCAs such as revoking, suspending, and lifting suspensions
• View the submitted 6A notification of BCAs
• Track and work on activities and tasks.

Joint Accreditation System of Australia and New Zealand

Joint Accreditation System of Australia and New Zealand (JASANZ) staff with a login to Te Pae will be able to:

• See all accredited and registered certification bodies in one place
• Perform actions against Certification Bodies’ accreditation such as revoking, suspending, and lifting suspensions as well as providing information in relation to the action
• Submit PCB and MCMCB Surveillance Assessment Report form
• Track and work on ad hoc activities and tasks.

Product Certification Bodies

Product Certification Bodies (PCB) with a login to Te Pae will be able to:

• Make and withdraw an application  for CodeMark certificate registration
• See all registered CodeMark certificates in one place
• Perform actions against CodeMark certificates such as withdrawing, revoking, suspending, and lifting suspensions as well as providing information in relation to the action
• Track and work on activities and tasks.

Modular Component Manufacturer Certification Body

Modular Component Manufacturer Certification Body (MCMCBs) representatives with a login to Te Pae will be able to:

• Make and withdraw an application
• See all manufacturers (BuiltReady) that they have certified in one place
• Perform actions (status changes) against the manufacturer certification (BuiltReady) such as revoking, suspending, and lifting suspensions as well as providing information in relation to the action
• Inform us about new manufacturers (BuiltReady) that they have certified
• Track and work on activities and tasks.

Product (CodeMark) Certificate Holder

A Product (CodeMark) Certificate Holder with a login to Te Pae will be able to:

• See all their CodeMark certificates in one place
• Withdraw the registration of their CodeMark certificates
• Track and work on activities and tasks.

MultiProof Approval (Certificate) Holder

A MultiProof (MUA) Approval (Certificate) Holder with a login to Te Pae will be able to:

• See all their MUA approvals in one place
• Amend and withdraw an approval
• Make and withdraw an application for a Multiproof
• Track and work on activities and tasks.

Manufacturer (BuiltReady)

A Manufacturer (BuiltReady) Holder with a login to Te Pae will be able to:

• Make and withdraw an application
• See all their certified Manufacturers (BuiltReady)
• Withdraw their registration
• Track and work on activities and tasks.

Assessor/Specialists/Suppliers

Organisation (aka Supplier) representatives with a login to Te Pae will be able to:

• Track and work on activities and tasks
• See applications/cases assigned for assessment
• Fill out assessment checklists against the application.