Standards New Zealand
Level 10, 155 The Terrace
Wellington 6011
Private Bag 2439
Wellington 6140
New Zealand
Phone +64 4 498 5990
Fax +64 4 498 5994
Email snz@standards.co.nz

http://www.standards.co.nz/default.htm

On 3 February 1931 the city of Napier was flattened by an earthquake. The devastation prompted the Government to set up a national building code. In 1932, the New Zealand Standards Institution, which later became Standards New Zealand, came in to being to support the new building code.

Today Standards New Zealand is the trading arm of the Standards Council, a crown entity operating under the Standards Act 1988. The Standards Council, an appointed body with representatives from a wide range of community sectors, is the governing body for Standards NZ.

Standards New Zealand specialises in developing and marketing national, regional and international Standards - offering an independent, efficient and cost-effective service to a wide range of organisations. The majority of Standards are developed in partnership with Standards Australia. And, as New Zealand's representative in the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC), Standards New Zealand ensures that New Zealand's voice is heard worldwide.

New Zealand Standards cover a wide variety of subjects and industries - Standards for health and disabilities; business management; environment; and building, to name a few.
Standards New Zealand has a full-time staff of 50 and is supported by over 2000 New Zealanders who volunteer their time to serve on the many and varied committees and boards.
Standards New Zealand is entirely self-funded; its revenues sourced from contracts with industry and government agencies for the development of Standards, and from the sales of Standards publications.