From the Editor

Welcome to 2023! I hope you were able to take some time off over the holiday season, the cobwebs got blown out of the barbie (and it was put to good use), the new line on your fishing reel was well used and, above all, you shared some great company, pavlova and laughs with family and friends, and are ready to tackle 2023 head on!

As this issue goes to post, the New Zealand Certified Builders (NZCB) National Support Office is a hive of activity once again, with planning well underway for the busy year ahead.

With many national and regional events, the calendar is certainly looking chocka! The first half of the year will see a wellbeing workshop, an H1 and Building Ethics changes roadshow, regional Annual General Meetings (AGMs), the NZCB Apprentice Challenge regional competitions and, the biggest event for the year, our National AGM, Conference and Expo, which will take place in Christchurch. More NZCB events can be found on the Educational Calendar on pages 50 and 51.

As promised in this issue, we recap and share the successes that both the NZCB Apprentice Challenge Sponsored by ITM final (pages 44-48) and the NZCB Conference and Expo (pages 40–43) were. In addition, we have updates from our Chief Executive Malcolm Fleming and the NSO team (including some new faces to introduce you to), and more details about the new NZCB Apprentice Network. We also cover some specifics on Spec Homes from our Halo Guarantees Limited team, and we catch up with a couple of regions on successful events held before Christmas.

With so many great articles I can’t mention them all, but in this issue I’ve tried to cover a mixture of topics to educate, as well as keeping you well informed and up to date with what’s going on. You will find new products (in our News Bites section) and some useful tips and tricks (in our From our Partners section) that our Partners would like to share. There are also more educational and informative articles about health and safety, wellness, and industry news.

The Tradie Academy section this time contains a wide range of topics, including articles on focussing during uncertain times, cyber insurance, marketing during a recession, and making tech a powerful everyday tool. But it doesn’t stop there: you will also find articles on what is on the horizon for workplace law and a MUST READ article on NZCB Building Contracts and the changes you should not agree to.

I will end it there and let you get started on reading the first issue of InHouse for 2023. I hope you enjoy this issue as much as I have enjoyed putting it together for you. All the very best for the year ahead. I hope it is a successful one for all.

Happy reading

InHouse Editor

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