Kitchen dimensions
Every New Zealand regulation's sizes for a kitchen, side by side. Millimetres unless marked.
- G3/AS1First Edition Amendment 21 Jan 2017
- NZS 4121:2001
- AS/NZS 5601.1:2013
- G7/AS1Second Edition29 Nov 2021
- G4/AS1Fifth Edition28 Jul 2025
- Kāinga Ora v2.1
- Lifemark v2
- ADM Standalone housing
- ADM Terraced housing
- ADM Apartments
- ADM Mixed use
| Building Code and standards | Client, rating and council | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G3/AS1 | NZS 4121 | AS/NZS 5601 | G7/AS1 | G4/AS1 | Kāinga Ora | Lifemark | Auckland DM | ||
| Clear floor | |||||||||
| A | Clear in front of benches | ≥800 | ≥1200 | ≥1200 | |||||
| beside a circulation route | ≥700 | ||||||||
| studio to three bedrooms | ≥1200 | ||||||||
| four to six bedrooms | ≥1500 | ||||||||
| front of an open oven door | ≥600 | ||||||||
| accessible, square | ≥1500 | ||||||||
| with a turning circle | ≥1500 | ≥1500 | |||||||
| Benches | |||||||||
| B | Bench height | 900 | |||||||
| accessible | ≤900 | ≤775 | |||||||
| clear under it | ≥675 | ≥675 | |||||||
| C | Knee space, width | ≥900 | ≥900 | ||||||
| D | Bench depth | ≥500 | 600 | 600 | |||||
| Cooker, sink, prep, width | ≥600 | ||||||||
| E | Toe recess, height | 250–300 | |||||||
| Lowest drawer, above floor | ≥250 | ||||||||
| Socket from bench front | ≤500 | ||||||||
| F | Appliance from a corner | ≥300 | ≥300 | ||||||
| Sink | |||||||||
| Sink bowl, holds across | ≥300 | ||||||||
| and deep | ≥125 | ||||||||
| deep, accessible | ≤150 | ||||||||
| Food storage | |||||||||
| Food storage | |||||||||
| up to 2 people | ≥0.5 m³ | ||||||||
| 3 to 5 people | ≥1 m³ | ||||||||
| each person past 5 | 0.2 m³ | ||||||||
| Around a gas hob | |||||||||
| G | Range hood above burners | ||||||||
| H | Any surface above burners | ||||||||
| I | Combustible wall beside | ||||||||
| Light and air | |||||||||
| Glazing, of floor area | ≥10% | ||||||||
| Openable, of floor area | ≥5% | ||||||||