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Posted on Tuesday 26 November, 2019
The Institute’s new Constitution and Bylaw set were ratified by the National Board at their inaugural meeting on the 17th of October in Wellington. An overview of the Institute’s new constitutional documents can be found in our March 2019 Dispatch. One of the practical...
Posted on Tuesday 26 November, 2019
The annual Southern Region Golf Day was held on the 8th of November in Christchurch, with 26 teams and over 100 players in attendance. Following appalling weather for the 2018 event, the NZIOB Southern Region Committee was relieved to see...
Posted on Tuesday 26 November, 2019
Throughout 2018 and 2019, the NZIOB has created a suite of training workshops for young construction managers, delivered by revered industry veterans. The resulting Building Legends workshop series has been developed in partnership with Carters, with the name reflecting the programme's...
Posted on Tuesday 26 November, 2019
A core component of the NZIOB’s purpose is to provide high-quality Continuing Professional Development (CPD) to both its members and to wider industry practitioners. Running in parallel with this purpose is the Institute’s strategic goal to play a role in...
Posted on Tuesday 08 October, 2019
The New Zealand Institute of Building has welcomed the announcement of the second edition of the Government Construction Procurement Guidelines released earlier today by the Minister for Building and Construction, Hon Jenny Salesa, and the Minister for Economic Development, Hon...
Posted on Thursday 05 September, 2019
The 36th Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the NZIOB occurred on Thursday the 22nd of August in Auckland. The event marked the Institute’s final AGM under the Chapter/President structure. This milestone was marked with the attendance of 45 members for the general...
Posted on Thursday 05 September, 2019
At the 2019 AGM, the 2018–2019 Council came to the end of its term. Four of the outgoing Councillors will carry through to the new National Board:
Graeme Birkhead, Chair (previously President)
Hayley Groves, Membership Representative (previously Southern Chapter Councillor)
Graeme Earl, Southern...
Posted on Thursday 05 September, 2019
Nigel is the Managing Director and an Executive Principal of Designgroup Stapleton Elliott (DGSE). He is also a Director of Designgroup New Zealand (DGNZ) and has been a Registered Architect for over 26 years. Nigel has an extensive portfolio across...
Posted on Thursday 05 September, 2019
With nearly 25 years’ experience working in both the New Zealand and UK construction markets, Sonia’s career encompasses project management roles both as an independent consultant and an in-house employee. Currently Project Director at YMCA Christchurch, Sonia can point to a...
Posted on Thursday 05 September, 2019
Armano Papageorge, a PhD student from Victoria University of Wellington’s School of Architecture, has won this year’s New Zealand Institute of Building Charitable Trust Award. The announcement was made at the 23 August New Zealand Building Industry Awards dinner in...
