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Central Chapter: Carters Wellington Manufacturing Manager Hamish Duckett giving Central Chapter members a guided tour of Carters new pre-nail factory on 26th August  2010

  

  

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Central Chapter - Quiz & Dinner  17th June 2010

The Central Chapter Mid-Winter Dinner and “The Great General Knowledge Quiz” was recently held on the 17^th June at The PINES Houghton Bay. With nearly 100 participants, the event organised and hosted by Board Member (and now much sought after Quiz Master) “Jim Bowler” was a great success!

 

The night was filled with much merriment and laughter as all enjoyed some challenging questions.  Special thanks to Roger Shelton of BRANZ who maintained the electronic score board!

 

The following sponsors who contributed with prizes for the night are to be thanked for their generosity:

 

Bunnings - Lyall Bay

Placemakers - Palmerston North

Mainzeal

Fletcher Construction

Rockcote

McMillan & Lockwood

L.T. McGuinness (student table sponsor)

  

Click here to view photos from the Quiz

  

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Central Chapter AGM - 4th June 2010

This year’s NZIOB Central Chapter AGM was well attended by 20+ attendees who enjoyed a nice hot breakfast followed by guest speaker Mark Scully (LBP Registrar – Department of Building and Housing) who reflected on changing values and perceptions within the Building Industry and Society as a whole with regard to a Better Built Environment. Mr Lloyd Berendt (Managing Director of McMillan & Lockwood) was also awarded membership stature of Fellow by Central Chapter President Dr Gregory Chawynski in recognition of his life-time support of the building industry through Industry appointed representation on numerous Boards and Committees and actively fostering young building apprentices and cadets within the commercial building sector.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

       Mark Scully & Greg Chawynski                                 Lloyd Berendt & Greg Chawynski

 

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Central Chapter Events for 2010: 

August 2010 - TBA	Talk on Insurance
4th October 2010	Historical Walk
TBA	Debate at VUW

 

 

 

 

 

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Central Chapter Christmas Function - 26th November 2009  

  

The Central Chapter site visit to Featherston street,

was followed by the Chapter Christmas function at

The Thistle Inn. A time for networking

with fellow NZIOB members.

  

  

  

  

 

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Combined Central Chapter Golf Day (NZIOB/MB) - 24th November 2009

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Central Chapter debate held on Tuesday 14th of July - School of Architecture

Motion:

“That Wellington City Council earthquake strengthening policy is working.”

 The 104 people who braved the near freezing conditions to attend this debate were educated by experts in matters of; engineering, land use, architecture, historic buildings, the law and its shortfalls, responsibilities of a council, body corporate’s, property values, risk management, physiological impacts, psychological distress symptoms, discussions with young daughters and the disruptions to ones love life!

The topical matter being debated had the occasional lapses into frivolity which was well received together with kisses in the form of bribes notably induced by Arthur Park and to keep the record straight it was Alison Pharaoh that did the kissing. This point was not missed by the adjudicator Neil Miller who obviously felt deprived!

In spite of all the fun the underlying seriousness did not go amiss with serious concerns being expressed by both commercial and apartment owners alike.

The intent of the by-law is fine but where does the money come from to full fill the intent? It was mooted that government should provide special tax breaks for those building owners who undertook re-strengthening.

One thing that can not be denied is the fact that millions and millions of dollars are in limbo for re-strengthening as a result of the Wellington City Council by-law for the construction industry.

Chairperson & timekeeper:

Dr Gregory Chawynski (NZIOB Central Chapter President) General Manager, McMillan & Lockwood

 

Adjudicator:

Neil Miller

 

The affirmative team:

Dr. Arthur Park, Clendon Burns & Park Consulting Engineers Steve Cody, Manager Building Compliance

Wgtn City Council, Ian Athfield, Athfield Architects

The negative team:

Adam Thornton, Dunning Thornton

Consulting Engineers, Jaesen Sumner, Ford Sumner Lawyers, Alison Pharaoh, Livingstones Property Management & Consultancy

 

The adjudicator found for the negative team!

Left to right:

Neil Miller, Steve Cody, Ian Athfield. Arthur Park, Alison Pharaoh, Jaesen Sumner,

Adam Thornton, Greg Chawynski, Mike King.

 

Sponsors for the event were:

Ford Sumner Lawyers and Fletcher Construction

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