Department of Building and Housing

Department of Building and Housing
Te Tari Kaupapa Whare

Agency overview
Formed	2004
Preceding agency	Ministry of Housing
Dissolved	2012
Superseding agency	Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment
Jurisdiction	Building and housing sector in New Zealand

The Department of Building and Housing (Māori: Te Tari Kaupapa Whare) was a government agency within the New Zealand government. Established in 2004 out of the former Ministry of Housing, it was disestablished in 2012. The department's former functions are now incorporated within the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment and the Ministry of Housing and Urban Development.