Asbestos may be found in construction carried out as recently as the 1980s. The Pillar team recommends ensuring you get good advice before working on a building which may have asbestos.
Worksafe has a short video and longer guidelines which are a good place to start: https://www.facebook.com/nzworksafe/videos/1493529574174804/
https://worksafe.govt.nz/topic-and-industry/asbestos/working-with-asbestos/