Guides
The rules pages tell you what is allowed. These are about the decisions either side of that: where the home goes, what the arrangement with the landowner should say, and what your foundation choice commits you to.Three to start with, and more as we can source them properly.
Last checked 15 September 2026Finding land for a tiny home in New Zealand
Family land, a lifestyle block, leased land or your own section: what to check about the zone, the services and the consent path before you commit to a site.
ReadGuideLeasing land for a tiny house: what to put in the agreement
Parking a tiny home on someone else's land? What a written agreement should cover: term, notice, services, who holds consent risk and what happens when it ends.
ReadGuideWheels, skids or fixed foundations: what each one costs you
The foundation choice sets your consent path, how the home moves and how it is treated in law. What MBIE says about each, and the trade-offs to weigh up.
ReadWhy are there only three guides?
Because we will not publish a guide we cannot source. Buying a used tiny home, comparing a granny flat with a sleepout, wastewater and composting toilets, and moving and towing are all written up as topics and held back until the facts in them can be checked at their source.
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