Golden Homes

What does Golden Homes build, and where?

Golden Homes builds in 7 of the 10 New Zealand regions this directory covers, and offers 3 build types: house and land, design and build, build on your section. In one line: steel-framed group builder, established 1990, with showhomes from Northland to Wānaka.

Established in 1990, according to its own website, and the one large group builder that frames every house in steel: it says it uses its own New Zealand-made ZOG steel framing across all of its homes, backed by a New Zealand Steel durability warranty, which is the main thing that sets it apart from the timber-framed franchise groups. It sells house-and-land packages, a plans range and customisable design-and-build, with showhomes listed from Northland through Auckland, Waikato, Bay of Plenty, Taranaki and Wellington to Canterbury, Queenstown and Wānaka. Its building guide sets out six steps from first meeting to handover, with a 12-month maintenance period starting at handover. Its site does not mention the Master Build or Halo guarantee schemes, so ask what independent cover, if any, is on your contract.

Does Golden Homes offer an independent 10-year guarantee?

Golden Homes is not currently listed on either of the two public guarantee registries below, so there is no independent 10-year guarantee to check for. Ask the company directly what warranty it offers on your build, and get the answer in the contract rather than in conversation.

• Master Build 10-Year Guarantee: Not currently listed on the Registered Master Builders public registry.
• Halo (Certified Builders) 10-Year Guarantee: Not currently listed on the Certified Builders Association public registry.

See what these guarantees actually cover.

Which regions does Golden Homes cover?

7 regions: Northland, Auckland, Waikato, Bay of Plenty, Wellington, Canterbury, Otago. Each card below names the growth areas inside that region where most of the new building is happening, so you can check the company works in the part of the region you are actually buying in.