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Plumbers, Gasfitters and Drainlayers Board

Podcast

Safe and Skilled

Safe and Skilled is a short form AI podcast for licensed practitioners.

Listen here or find it on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music or your favourite podcast app.

2026

  1. Vocational education reforms - what they mean for our trades

    In this episode of Safe and Skilled, Steve talks about the changes to New Zealand's vocational education and training system, and what they mean for our trades.

  2. How to be a great supervisor

    In this episode of Safe and Skilled, Steve talks about supervision: not just what the rules say, but what good supervision actually looks like on site.

  3. Granny flat consent exemptions: six things to know

    In this episode, Steve explains the new building consent exemption for certain granny flats and what it means for plumbers, gasfitters and drainlayers. He covers what the exemption allows, what has changed, what has not, where responsibility now sits, and the common risks practitioners should be aware of when working on consent-exempt projects.