Every price range, product claim and safety rule on this site comes from one of the sources below. If something here has changed, email hello@secondcoat.co.nz and we will check it and correct the page.
Government and council guidance
- Auckland Council, check if there are heritage controls on your property
- Health New Zealand, lead-based paint
- Inland Revenue, registering for GST
Paint makers and building research
- Resene problem solver, efflorescence
- Resene, paint systems for exterior timber
- BRANZ Level, lead paint
- Resene, CoolColour and dark colours on exterior surfaces
- Resene, colour consultations
- Resene, A4 drawdowns
- Resene, testpots and samples
- Habitat by Resene, the top Resene paint and stain colours being used outside (October 2024)
- Dulux New Zealand, Colour Forecast 2027
- Habitat by Resene, tips for painting outside in summer
- Resene, paint calculator and how to work out how much paint you need
- Resene, SpaceCote Flat Commercial Spray Grade product information
Published prices and cost guides
- CheckMyBuilder, exterior house painting cost guide for New Zealand, 2026
- Published prices of several Auckland and New Zealand house painting and renovation businesses, checked November 2026
- Superior Renovations, cost to paint a house in Auckland, 2025