Story: Building trades
Page 7. External links and sources
More links and websites
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The union representing workers in different construction, engineering, and service trades.
New Zealand Building Subcontractors’ Federation
An organisation representing different building subcontractors.
New Zealand Plumbers, Gasfitters and Drainlayers Board
Information for the public and tradespeople about plumbing, gasfitting and drainlaying.
Samuel Parnell
Information about the carpenter who is considered the father of the eight-hour working day in New Zealand.
The Electrical Contractors Association of New Zealand
The association that represents New Zealand registered electricians.
More suggestions and sources
- Ferguson, Gael. Building the New Zealand dream. Palmerston North: Dunmore; Wellington: Historical Branch, Dept. of Internal Affairs, 1994.
- Knight, Hardwicke. Buildings of Dunedin: an illustrated architectural guide to New Zealand’s Victorian city. Dunedin: John McIndoe, 1988.
- Mill, Alec. History of the electrical wiring regulations in New Zealand. Wellington: New Zealand Electricity, 1979.
- Olssen, Erik. Building the new world: work, politics and society in Caversham, 1880s–1920s. Auckland: Auckland University Press, 1995.
- Otago Master Plumbers’, Gasfitters’ and Drainlayers’ Association. The Master Plumbers of Otago: commemorating the first hundred years. Dunedin: Otago Master Plumbers’, Gasfitters’ and Drainlayers’ Association: 1997.
- Pearce, G. L. The pioneer craftsmen of New Zealand. Auckland: Collins, 1982.
How to cite this page
Carl Walrond, Building trades, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/story/87909/sources (accessed 10 June 2026).
Story by Carl Walrond, published 26 February 2010.