Tiny Homes & Cabins

Find the right size for your site

Quality factory-built homes across four customisable ranges — from compact cabins to full-sized living. Explore the options below and find the compliance pathway that fits your property.

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Our Range

Build & size options

Choose the footprint that suits your site and the way you want to live. Every range can be built to the compliance pathway that fits your property — tap a range to see layouts, pricing and what's included.

15 × 4 · 60m² Crown Range

60m² · 15 × 4

Crown Range

Our most generous footprint — one, two or three bedrooms tailored to most council size limits.

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14 × 4 · 56m² Karapiro Range

56m² · 14 × 4

Karapiro Range

A spacious favourite in one, two or three-bedroom layouts, designed around comfort.

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12 × 4 · 48m² Arapuni Range

48m² · 12 × 4

Arapuni Range

Comfortable living on a smaller footprint, in both 3m and 4m widths.

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10 × 4 · 40m² Atiamuri Range

40m² · 10 × 4

Atiamuri Range

Our most compact range — all the comforts of home, designed for smaller sites.

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All ranges are fully customisable and individually quoted, based on the selections you make during your consultation.

Showhome Range

Start with a pre-designed showhome

Start with one of our pre-designed showhomes and customise your fitout to make it your own. Take a look through the range below.

Building Compliance Options

Three ways to add a home to your property

There's more than one path to a compliant build. Here are the three options we work with — open each one to see how the process works, or use the quick guide below to find the right fit for your site.

Granny Flat Exemption (PIM Application)

No building consent Up to 70m² Fastest pathway

Available for 70 Ready Granny Flats & our Tiny Home range (single-storey, up to 70m²)

Build one self-contained dwelling up to 70m² without a building or resource consent, under New Zealand's granny flat exemption (from 15 January 2026). Ideal for a simple, single-storey plan on a straightforward site.

1 We lodge the PIM on your behalf — we prepare and submit the Project Information Memorandum to your council for the exemption.
2 Once accepted, we begin construction of your home in our factory.
3 Installation of piles & pre-connections to your existing services on site.
4 Delivery of your home and connection onto the piles.
5 On-site connections completed — power, water and wastewater.
6 Accessways, decks & entry points completed.
7 Paperwork — Records of Work from all Licensed Building Practitioners (design, carpentry, registered electrician and licensed plumber), plus Engineer Producer Statements. We submit these to council to notify completion, in accordance with the accepted PIM and compliance with the New Zealand Building Code.
Best for: a permanent granny flat of 70m² or less on a compliant site — the quickest, lowest-cost route.

Consented Minor Dwelling

Full building consent Larger & custom CCC issued

Available for 70 Ready Granny Flats & our Tiny Home range, built as a permanent dwelling

A fully consented minor dwelling — the right route when you go beyond the exemption (larger than 70m², two-storey, or a more custom design), or simply prefer a fully consented build with a Code Compliance Certificate. More steps, but maximum flexibility within your district plan.

1 Building Consent Application — our designer submits all design documentation to the council in a building consent application for your site.
2 Once accepted, we build the home in accordance with the approved plans.
3 Council inspections — your local council inspects the build at various stages of the project.
4 Code Compliance Certificate (CCC) — once the final inspection is completed, a CCC is issued for the building.
5 Site Consent submitted with your local council (if your site is in another region).
6 Delivery & siting — we deliver and site the building onto the approved foundations.
7 Documentation provided — we supply all necessary Records of Work and the CCC.
8 You complete the on-site connections to services and remaining site works.
9 Final inspection — the council carries out one final inspection to issue the CCC for the complete build.
Best for: any home in our range that needs to be permanently placed on site and connected to a foundation, but doesn't meet the Granny Flat Exemption.

Tiny Home on Wheels (Registered Vehicle)

No building consent Relocatable Registered vehicle

Available for Our Tiny Home range, built on a registered chassis

A self-contained tiny home built on a registered trailer chassis. Because it's a registered vehicle (caravan) rather than a fixed building, it doesn't need a building consent and can be moved.

1 We build your tiny home and register it as a caravan. It has wheels and a draw bar, and is quite capable of being moved around site with a tractor, digger or forklift.
2 Same build, different pathway — the general building design, construction process and materials are exactly the same as if it were a consented dwelling. Only the compliance pathway differs.
MBIE Tiny House guidance
The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) publishes its Tiny House Guidance to help builders, owners and councils determine whether a tiny house is a building, a vehicle, or both. It is issued as guidance under the Building Act 2004 — it is a guide only, not law, and can be applied differently from council to council.
Under Section 2(1) of the Land Transport Act 1998 , a vehicle is a contrivance equipped with wheels, tracks or revolving runners on which it moves or is moved, and a motor vehicle (which includes a trailer) is drawn or propelled by mechanical power. A tiny house on wheels is usually a vehicle — but under the Building Act it may also be a building if it becomes immovable and is occupied on a permanent or long-term basis. Each tiny house is assessed on its own characteristics.
If your tiny house connects to on-site utility services such as water or wastewater — as a kitchen and/or bathroom generally requires — a building consent is required , and it may be classified as both a vehicle and a building. The flowchart in the MBIE guide helps you work through your specific situation.
Download the MBIE Tiny House guide (PDF)
Source: MBIE Tiny House Guidance (January 2026). © Crown Copyright — reproduced in accordance with the guide's reproduction terms.
Best for: maximum flexibility, relocatable living, or sites where a permanent build isn't suitable.

Quick guide

Which option is right for you?

Answer seven quick questions about your site and we'll point you to the most likely compliance pathway for your project.

This is general guidance to help you understand your options — it isn't legal or planning advice. The right pathway depends on your specific site and local council. A free site assessment is the best way to confirm what applies to your property.

Preliminary Site Check

Natural hazard pre-check map

Before a granny flat or tiny home goes on your site, it pays to do a quick first check for natural hazards. Find your region on the map below to open the relevant council and regional hazard maps, then search your property address.

Use these maps as a first check only. Search the property address and look for flood hazard, overland flow path, coastal inundation, erosion, land instability, liquefaction, fault lines, services, zoning and planning overlays. A LIM or PIM may still identify additional property-specific information.
Southland Otago Canterbury West Coast Tasman Nelson Marlborough Northland Auckland Waikato Bay of Plenty Gisborne Hawke's Bay Taranaki Manawatu-Whanganui Wellington

Hover a region to see its council links. On mobile, tap a region - or use the dropdown above.

Select your region
Hover or tap a region on the map, or use the dropdown above, to see the council map links for that area.

Suggested workflow: 1. Check the local council property map. 2. Check the regional council hazard map where available. 3. Order a LIM if you are serious or any overlay appears. 4. Use the PIM for project-specific confirmation. We can lodge the PIM on your behalf as part of your build.

Links are provided as a convenience and open external council websites. Compac Homes is not responsible for third-party content. Always confirm hazard information through an official LIM or PIM. Base map by SimpleMaps , used under their free commercial licence.

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