Minister recognises NZCB’s 25 years at Parliament

New Zealand Certified Builders (NZCB) celebrated its 25th birthday in May, with a celebratory dinner in Parliament’s Great Hall. Hosted by the Minister for Building and Construction, Hon Dr Megan Woods, and supported by Carters, the event served to suitably mark the 25-year milestone. The guestlist for the dinner included members of the original NZCB Board, the NZCB Chairpersons and Chief Executives who have led the Association at various times, and those members whom the Association has recognised with the awards of Honorary and Life Membership.

describes as “those whose time is now” to represent all those who came before us, and those who come after us. This is just as true for NZCB as it is for the All Blacks.

“In 25 years’ time it will be 2048, and we want those sitting in the custodian seat in 2048 to be saying to the 2023 NZCB Governance and Management team, well done. Just as the team of 2023 is tonight saying well done to those involved in the earlier years of NZCB.”

Hon Dr Megan Woods set the scene for the evening by acknowledging the important contribution NZCB had made to the New Zealand construction sector; while speeches from current NZCB Chairperson Nick Farrelly, and former NZCB Chairperson Bob Monteith (2002–2004), provided a great summary of NZCB’s history, evoking many memories.

NZCB Chief Executive (CE), Malcolm Fleming performed the MC role for the evening and touched on the theme of custodianship and legacy. Key components of his commentary across the evening are reproduced below.

“Collectively, the invited members have shaped NZCB into the organisation it is today. A journey that has seen NZCB grow into an industry association representing 2,300 building businesses, and who in 2023, has a high profile with media and the regulator, and is fully engaged with construction sector stakeholders more broadly.

“Also in the room for the 25th dinner is the current NZCB Board and Management team, who are the current custodians of NZCB. Our job is to ensure that NZCB remains infused with the passion and energy that the previous governance and management teams devoted to the Association during their respective NZCB leadership tenures.

“There is a sense of custodianship that prevails in governance and management groups during ‘their time’ in charge of a membership organisation, more so than is felt with general businesses, and this is due to the deeply embedded sense of belonging that is the case with these types of entities. In my short 13-month tenure as the NZCB CE, it has become very clear to me that we have a backstory to be proud of, as well as an exciting future trajectory.

“James Kerr wrote an excellent book on the All Blacks titled Legacy, a central theme of which applies to the concept of custodianship, being that it is the job of the people that Kerr

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