NZ Construction Report Limited

 

Terms & Conditions

Last updated: September 2026

 

These Terms & Conditions apply to your use of the NZ Construction Reports Limited website and, where applicable, the purchase and use of our reports, publications, subscriptions, research, data and related services.

By using this website or purchasing our products or services, you agree to these Terms & Conditions.

 

1. About Us

This website is operated by NZ Construction Reports Limited, a New Zealand company providing independent research, data, reports, analysis and consulting services relating to the New Zealand residential construction, land development and property sectors.

In these Terms, "we", "us" and "our" refer to NZ Construction Reports Limited.

 

2. Our Reports and Services

NZ Construction Reports Limited produces reports, research, data and analysis relating to residential construction, land development, housing and associated property markets.

Our products and services may include:

• periodic construction reports;

• land development reports;

• multi-unit housing reports;

• regional and national construction analysis;

• spreadsheets and supporting data;

• customised research and analysis;

• presentations; and

• consulting and commissioned research.

The scope, coverage, frequency and format of individual products or services will be described on the relevant website page, proposal, quotation, invoice or other documentation.

We may make reasonable changes to the structure, methodology, presentation or content of recurring reports where we consider this improves the usefulness, accuracy or relevance of the information.

 

3. Information and Data Sources

Our reports and analysis are prepared using information obtained from a range of sources.

These may include local and central government records, building and resource consent information, planning and property records, company information, developers, builders, industry participants, publicly available information and other data sources.

We take reasonable care in collecting, analysing and presenting this information. However, third-party source information may contain errors, omissions, delays or subsequent amendments.

Our reports generally represent the information reasonably available to us at the time they are prepared.

 

4. Intellectual Property

Unless otherwise stated, NZ Construction Reports Limited owns, or has the right to use, the intellectual property contained in our reports, publications, spreadsheets, databases, analysis, graphics, charts, maps, methodologies, website content and other material produced by us.

Purchasing a report, subscription or other product gives the customer a licence to use the supplied material in accordance with these Terms.

It does not transfer ownership of our intellectual property, underlying databases, compiled datasets, research methodology, analysis or other proprietary material.

 

5. Permitted Use

Unless otherwise agreed in writing, reports and subscription material purchased from us may be used for the legitimate internal business purposes of the purchasing or subscribing organisation.

This includes reasonable use of information, statistics, charts and findings in:

• internal reports and presentations;

• management and board papers;

• internal market analysis;

• business planning and strategy;

• feasibility and development assessments; and

• other internal business activities.

Employees and authorised personnel within the subscribing organisation may access the material where reasonably required for their work.

 

6. External Use and Attribution

Customers may refer to individual findings, statistics or reasonable extracts from our reports in their own external reports, presentations or communications, provided the use does not reproduce a substantial part of our report or dataset and NZ Construction Reports Limited and the relevant report are clearly acknowledged as the source.

Our reports, spreadsheets or substantial portions of our data must not be provided to another organisation, published online or otherwise redistributed without our prior written permission.

If a customer wishes to reproduce substantial material, distribute information more widely, or incorporate our data into a commercial product or service, please contact us to discuss an appropriate licence.

 

7. Prohibited Use

Unless we have given prior written permission, you must not:

• reproduce or republish a report or substantial part of it;

• distribute a report or spreadsheet outside the purchasing or subscribing organisation;

• resell or commercially redistribute our reports or data;

• make our reports or data publicly available;

• systematically extract, scrape or copy our information;

• create or maintain a competing database using our compiled information;

• use our reports or data to create a competing publication, subscription service, database or commercial information product; or

• remove copyright, source attribution or proprietary notices.

These restrictions do not prevent a customer from independently obtaining and using information from the original public or third-party sources from which some of our research may have been derived.

 

8. Subscriptions

Where a customer purchases a subscription, the subscription applies for the period specified in the relevant proposal, quotation, invoice or subscription documentation.

Unless otherwise agreed, the subscription permits internal use within the subscribing legal entity.

A subscription does not automatically provide access or distribution rights to separate related companies, subsidiaries, clients, customers, industry association members or other organisations.

Where a customer requires group-wide or broader access, we can agree appropriate arrangements separately.

Unless expressly stated otherwise, subscriptions do not automatically renew.

We may contact subscribers before or after expiry to offer renewal at the price and terms applying at that time.

 

9. Prices and GST

Unless stated otherwise, all prices quoted or displayed by NZ Construction Reports Limited are in New Zealand dollars and are exclusive of GST.

The applicable price will be the price agreed at the time of purchase or engagement.

We may change prices for future purchases and subscription periods at any time. A price change will not retrospectively alter an existing fixed-price purchase or current subscription period.

 

10. Payment

Payment terms will be stated on the relevant invoice, proposal, quotation or other documentation.

Customers are responsible for paying invoices by the specified due date.

Where an account is materially overdue, we may, after reasonable notice, suspend delivery of future reports or services until the account is brought up to date.

 

 

11. Cancellations and Refunds

Our reports, spreadsheets and data products contain proprietary research and information and may be supplied electronically immediately or shortly after purchase.

For this reason, refunds will not normally be available simply because a customer changes their mind after receiving the purchased material.

Where work on a customised report, consulting assignment or commissioned project has commenced, cancellation charges may reflect work reasonably completed and costs already incurred.

Nothing in this section limits any rights or remedies that cannot lawfully be excluded under New Zealand law.

 

12. Accuracy and Changes to Information

We take reasonable care to provide accurate and useful information.

However:

• source information may contain errors or omissions;

• government and council records may subsequently be corrected or amended;

• building consents may be amended, cancelled or may not result in construction;

• proposed developments may change, be delayed or not proceed;

• land ownership, planning and zoning circumstances may change;

• development capacities and lot numbers may change as projects progress; and

• information may become outdated after the date of publication.

Where we become aware of a material error in our own analysis, we will take reasonable steps to correct it in an appropriate manner.

 

13. Estimates, Forecasts and Forward-Looking Information

Our reports and consulting work may include estimates, forecasts, projections, development pipelines, expected housing supply or other forward-looking analysis.

These are based on information, assumptions and professional analysis available at the time.

They are not guarantees of future outcomes.

Actual outcomes may differ because of market conditions, economic changes, planning and regulatory decisions, infrastructure availability, developer decisions, construction activity and other factors outside our control.

 

14. Business Intelligence — Not Professional Advice

Our reports, data and analysis are intended to provide construction and property market research and business intelligence.

Unless specifically agreed as part of a professional engagement, they do not constitute legal, financial, investment, valuation, planning, engineering, tax or other regulated professional advice.

Customers remain responsible for their own commercial decisions and should undertake appropriate due diligence and obtain specialist professional advice where required.

 

15. Liability

To the maximum extent permitted by law, NZ Construction Reports Limited will not be liable for indirect, consequential or special loss arising from the use of, or reliance upon, our website, reports, data, analysis or services.

We are not responsible for loss resulting from errors, omissions or delays in information supplied by third-party data sources where we have taken reasonable care in obtaining and using that information.

Nothing in these Terms excludes or limits liability that cannot lawfully be excluded or limited under New Zealand law.

 

16. Business Transactions and Consumer Law

Our reports and services are primarily supplied to businesses and organisations for business and professional purposes.

Where NZ Construction Reports Limited and the customer are both in trade, the goods or services are supplied and acquired in trade, and it is fair and reasonable for the parties to be bound by this provision, the parties agree that the Consumer Guarantees Act 1993 will not apply to the transaction to the extent permitted by section 43 of that Act.

Nothing in these Terms excludes or limits any right, obligation or remedy that cannot lawfully be excluded or limited under the Fair Trading Act 1986 or other applicable New Zealand law.

 

17. Custom Research and Consulting

Customised research, consulting assignments, presentations and commissioned projects may be subject to additional terms contained in a proposal, quotation, engagement letter or other written agreement.

These may address matters such as scope, deliverables, timing, fees, confidentiality, intellectual property and permitted use.

Where specific written terms agreed for an engagement conflict with these general Terms & Conditions, the specific terms for that engagement will take precedence.

 

18. Confidential Information

Where a customer provides confidential or commercially sensitive information to us as part of a consulting or customised research engagement, we will use that information only for the purposes reasonably connected with the engagement unless otherwise authorised or required by law.

Any additional confidentiality arrangements agreed for a particular project will take precedence over this general provision.

 

19. Third-Party Content and Links

Our website and reports may contain references or links to third-party websites, organisations, data or information.

These are provided for information and convenience. We are not responsible for the availability, accuracy, security, content or privacy practices of third-party websites.

Reference to another organisation or information source does not necessarily constitute endorsement.

 

20. Website Use

You must not use our website in a way that:

• breaches applicable law;

• interferes with the operation or security of the website;

• attempts to gain unauthorised access to our systems;

• systematically scrapes or extracts proprietary content or data; or

• infringes our intellectual property rights or those of another party.

We may modify, suspend or withdraw parts of the website where reasonably necessary for maintenance, security, operational or business purposes.

 

21. Changes to These Terms

We may update these Terms & Conditions from time to time.

The current version will be published on our website with the date it was last updated.

Changes will not retrospectively alter agreed pricing or other material contractual commitments for an existing fixed-term purchase, subscription or engagement unless agreed by the parties or required by law.

 

22. Governing Law

These Terms & Conditions are governed by the laws of New Zealand.

Any dispute relating to these Terms, our website, reports or services will be subject to the jurisdiction of the New Zealand courts.

 

23. Contact

If you have questions about these Terms & Conditions, please contact:

 

 

NZ Construction Reports Limited
Christchurch, New Zealand
Email: info@blackburnmanagement.co.nz