# Compliance — kitchen guides for Auckland

2 guides from the MTN Kitchens & Joinery workshop team on compliance. 23+ years in trade · 2,000+ kitchens supplied & installed across Auckland · Laminex NZ fabricator.

- [Two Exemptions, Not One: NES-DMRU Granny Flat Resource Consent](/blog/nes-dmru-granny-flat-resource-consent-kitchen) — The granny flat building consent exemption and the NES-DMRU both began 15 January 2026, but they test different things: zones, setbacks, 50% coverage, and the kitchen inside.

- [The Kitchen Inside the 70m² Granny-Flat Consent Exemption](/blog/granny-flat-kitchen-70m2-exemption-nz) — How clause G3 and the full Building Code apply to the kitchen in a 70m2 granny flat, why self-contained means Housing detached dwelling, and the PIM, LBP and Records of Work path in NZ.

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