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$4,319 reparation awarded for illegal drainlaying done by previous owner

 

 

Consultation - Single registration and licensing notice

The Board is consulting on a proposal to make minor changes to the current registration and licensing requirements.

 Consultation closes 21 March 2025.

 

New Board Chair and Deputy Chair appointed

The Plumbers, Gasfitters and Drainlayers Board has appointed a new Chair and Deputy Chair at its first meeting of 2025.

 

CONZTRUCT partnering with Reece and PGDB to deliver CPD

Reece announced as new sponsor of Plumbers, Gasfitters and Drainlayers Board's Nationwide CPD programme

 

Man fined $8,000 for issuing fake gas certificates and gasfitting work endangering lives

 

 

Registration class name changes

The Board has announced changes to the journeyman and tradesman registration class names from 1 April 2025.

 

Board response to Government's self-certification scheme announcement

 

 

Board member appointments

Two new Board members started their terms in September 2024.

 

 

Whangārei man ordered to pay $4,100 reparation for unauthorised gasfitting

A Whangārei man who led two homeowners to believe “he was the man for the job” completed gasfitting work when he was not authorised to work unsupervised.

The man was sentenced in the Whangārei District Court in August 2024 on two charges of unauthorised gasfitting for work done at two Whangārei properties in 2022.

Waihanga Ara Rau making it easy for you to have your say in the future structure of the vocational education system

This is a crucial opportunity for you and others in construction and infrastructure to heavily influence workplace training and career progression in construction and infrastructure for years to come.

Update to Regulations – August 2024

The Government has updated the Plumbers, Gasfitters and Drainlayers (Self-Contained Vehicles) Regulations 2023 (the Regulations). The updated Regulations come into force on 29 August 2024.

Man serving four-year fraud conviction found guilty of working as an unlicensed plumber

Bryan Martin was sentenced in the Manukau District Court in July on charges of unlawfully completing sanitary plumbing work and falsely advertising himself as a plumber.

District Court sentencing

Sentencing in the Porirua District Court for unauthorised sanitary plumbing, gasfitting and drainlaying work.

Unlicensed electrical and plumbing worker sentenced for dangerous work, fined

Fined $9,000 for completing plumbing and electrical work while unlicensed.

CPD roadshow bookings are now open

Book your spot at one of the 2024 CPD Roadshows held by Plumbers, Gasfitters and Drainlayers Board and sponsored by Mico.

The one-year transition period for the 2023 Building Code update has ended

 

Building consent application submitted on or after 2 November 2024 now need to use the most recent versions.