NZCB Board changes

This year marked the end of two terms for two New Zealand Certified Builders (NZCB) Board Member Director positions. These positions have been held by Mike Craig and Mike Hayward, who did not choose to stand for re-election.

A Call for Nominations went out to members in March and six nominations were received.

From the nominations received we went out to members in May to vote on who they would like to represent them on the NZCB Board for the next three years; 397 members voted.

At this year’s Annual General Meeting, held in Christchurch in May, it was announced that Ian Chamberlain (Taupō) and Niamh Short (Wellington) were successful in being elected to the NZCB Board.

Thank you, Mike and Mike

Mike Craig has been a member of the Association since 1998 and is also a Foundation Member (Foundation members financially contributed to the Association in 1998 when it was formed to help keep NZCB going). Mike was involved in the Wellington Committee before joining the NZCB Board.

Mike has contributed enormously to the NZCB Board since he was elected in 2013. During his tenure, Mike held the positions of Vice Chairperson (2018 – 2020) and Chairperson (2020 – 2021) and was involved in many milestone changes for the Association over this time.

Mike has a massive knowledge base and loves delving into the detail. He will continue to represent NZCB on many committees and advisory groups, including the BRANZ Building Research Advisory Council, and an MBIE-led Building for Climate Change group, which aims to make the construction industry carbon zero by 2050. Mike has also been appointed to the Halo Guarantees Limited Technical Advisory Committee for the next three years. The NZCB Board says Mike will be missed around the board table with his ring bound board pack.

While we thank Mike for his time on the Board, we also wish Maria and Mike the very best and thank them for their commitment to the Association and membership.

Mike Hayward joined the Association in 2010. In 2013 he became involved in the NZCB Waikato Committee, holding the position of NZCB President Waikato (2016 –2020).

In 2020, Mike was elected to the NZCB Board and has been a dedicated Member Director over this time. He also held the role of Vice Chairperson for the last year.

Mike’s passion to openly debate subjects for the betterment of the Association and its members is second to none, especially when he takes the opposite side to everyone else to encourage the board to look at all sides of an issue. The NZCB Board will miss Mike’s infectious positivity and laugh but know he won’t be far as Mike remains on the Halo Guarantees Limited Board and the Waikato Committee.

Thanks Mike, we wish both you, Janine, and the family all the best as you stand down from the NZCB Board.

Welcome Ian and Niamh

We would like to welcome our two new NZCB Board Member Directors, Ian Chamberlain and Niamh Short.

Having qualified as a carpenter and joiner in the 1980s, Ian has over 35 years’ experience in the construction industry, owning Chamberlain Carpentry & Joinery in Taupō since 2004. Ian has been a member of the Association since 2004 and an active member of the NZCB Taupō Committee (2010 – 2019) holding the roles of NZCB President Taupō (2010 – 2014) and Vice President (2017 – 2019).

In 2019, Ian was elected to the NZCB Board as a Member Director. He held the positions of Chairperson (2021 – 2022) and Vice Chairperson (2020 – 2021) before his term ended in 2022.

Ian is an advocate for NZCB through his involvement on external boards and groups, including the Building Officials Institute of New Zealand (BOINZ) and the NZS 3604 Standards Development Committee. Ian is also passionate about youth development through his roles on the Boards of Lake Taupō Rotary and Taupō Pathways. Welcome back Ian!

Niamh completed her apprenticeship and became a qualified builder in 2018. Later that year, she teamed up with another builder and started Windy City Builders Limited in Wellington.

In 2019, Niamh joined the Association and quickly became part of the NZCB Wellington Committee, holding the role of NZCB President Wellington (2022 – 2023).

In 2020, the NZCB Board invited Niamh to join a meeting to discuss ‘Women in Building’ and then in 2022 she was invited to join a NZCB Conference Working Group, working closely with the National Support Office to plan the 2023 NZCB AGM, Conference & Expo.

Niamh holds a Degree in Psychology from Sussex University and Victoria University. Welcome Niamh!

Chairperson and Vice Chairperson

Following the above changes, the new NZCB Board met on Tuesday 18 July, where they elected Nick Farrelly as NZCB Board Chairperson. Nick has been a member of the Association since 1998 and was elected to the NZCB Board in 2021, holding the position of Vice Chairperson (2021 – 2022) and Chairperson for the last year.

Nick has been involved with the NZCB Auckland Committee for many years and has held various roles including NZCB President Auckland (2019 – 2021). He runs Edgecity Builders Limited in Auckland with his wife, Sharon.

Garry Nott, elected to the NZCB Board in 2022, will take the position of Vice Chairperson. Garry has over 30 years of experience in the industry, including 10 years teaching carpentry at the Nelson Marlborough Institute of Technology (NMIT).

Garry joined the Association in 2007 and has been on the Nelson Bays Committee since, holding the role of NZCB President

Nelson Bays (2012 – 2018). He runs Tasman Homes (Nelson) Limited with his wife, Paulette.

Our two Independent Directors, Katrina Bach and Andrée Atkinson, who have been on the NZCB Board since 2021, remain unchanged.

To learn more about the 2023 NZCB Board of Directors, you can read their profiles at www.nzcb.nz/about-nzcb/.