New Building & Construction Minister

Hon Poto Williams is the new Building and Construction Minister.

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NEW BUILDING & CONSTRUCTION MINISTER

The new Cabinet announcement sees Hon Poto Williams replacing Jenny Salesa as Minister of Building and Construction. She has also been given the roles of Police Minister, Associate Minister of Housing (Public Housing) and Associate Minister for Children. Poto is the Labour MP for Christchurch East, where she lives.

“The experience I have as a Member of Parliament in post-earthquake Christchurch brings a unique perspective to the Building and Construction role, including supply chain, regulation reform and the importance of training and micro-credentialing,” she noted on Facebook.

Master Plumbers CEO Greg Wallace says he looks forward to having a strong, constructive working relationship with the new Minister. “Master Plumbers has identified four critical issues for our industry and we hope to make some real progress on these in the new government term,” he says.

The four issues are: completing the overdue review of the Plumbers, Gasfitters, and Drainlayers Act; progressing selfcertification for plumbers and drainlayers; creating a sustainable funding model for New Zealand Standards; and ensuring plumbing industry products sold in New Zealand are safe.