Held at Mitre 10 MEGA, nine apprentice builders put their skills to the test, building a p\u0101taka \u2013 community sharing cupboard \u2013 and were judged on craftsmanship, attention to detail, time management and performance under pressure. <\/p>\n
Apprentices tested their carpentry skills in a head-to-head, eight-hour build requiring workmanship, joint accuracy, material efficiency, safe working practices and the ability to follow a detailed plan. <\/p>\n
They worked in a public setting with family, employers and colleagues watching on.<\/p>\n
Each apprentice donated their p\u0101taka to a recipient in their community, to be used for items such as toys, books, and food supplies for those in need.<\/p>\n
Younger Builders\u2019 BCITO apprentice Brien previously entered three the challenge years ago.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe most challenging part was the mental side of it. When something went wrong, you had to get back on track,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere were a lot of people watching. I was surprised at how many were competing too. Three years ago, there were three of us; this time, there were nine. It was really cool.\u201d<\/p>\n
NZCB chief executive Malcolm Fleming said the event builds confidence in emerging builders and can be a pivotal milestone early on in their careers.<\/p>\n
Ty Rolston, from Divine Construction, was the top Bay of Islands building apprentice in the NZ Certified Builders Apprentice Challenge regional heats.<\/p>\n
\u201cAgainst the backdrop of a difficult few years in the sector, the challenge is a reminder that the industry has a bright future and that we must keep investing in our apprentices,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
The other apprentices taking part were: Daniel Lenne, Reotahi Building Company; Jaiden-lee Ratcliffe-Jones, Rhino Build; Kaiya Halliday, Rhino Build; Marcus Shrubshall, Building and Beyond; Magik Trembath, Crum House Builders; Sapphire Dodd, Guyco Construction, from Whang\u0101rei; and from the Bay of Islands Felix Reilly, Navigation North Homes.<\/p>\n
The national winner will take home a $10,000 prize package, thanks to Mitre 10 Trade, and the title as the country\u2019s best apprentice.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Held at Mitre 10 MEGA, nine apprentice builders put their skills to the test, building a p\u0101taka \u2013…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":388206,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[24741,200994,8988,200993,1121,6636,16507,111,43,139,69,200995,5914,8466,2044,1869,6202],"class_list":{"0":"post-388205","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-new-zealand","8":"tag-apprentice","9":"tag-brien","10":"tag-builder","11":"tag-caidan","12":"tag-case","13":"tag-challenge","14":"tag-lucky","15":"tag-new-zealand","16":"tag-news","17":"tag-newzealand","18":"tag-nz","19":"tag-nzcb","20":"tag-regional","21":"tag-second","22":"tag-time","23":"tag-whangrei","24":"tag-wins"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/388205","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=388205"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/388205\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/388206"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=388205"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=388205"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=388205"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}