Tēnā Koutou Katoa Welcome to Kōanga with New Zealand Women in Roofing.
From the Board
Welcome to the Q3 NZ Women in Roofing newsletter.
This year has sped by, with Christmas looming. The industry as a whole has seen a softening over 2024, but the outlook for 2025 seems positive with the OCR bring raised and investment into property development picking up a bit of momentum. As many have said, it’s a tough time out there, and it’s a bit of hard slog until we get over that hump.
The NZWiR Board has been busy, with the launch of the “My Mum’s a Roofer” book, bringing our great sponsors back on board for next year, and selecting the winner of the Outward Bound scholarship. We’ve had a couple new members join the Board this year, and had a couple of fantastic members take a step back. As we’re a voluntary organisation, we thank all the board members and regional members who have donated their time to help build this organisation. Find out more about the current NZWiR Board at About | New Zealand Women in Roofing (nzwomeninroofing.org.nz).
And finally, we’d like to acknowledge Steve Haines who, with ColorCote, was our very first sponsor. Steve has been a great supporter of NZWiR, lending continued support throughout the years. Steve has decided to put his feet up this year with the announcement of his retirement. From the whole team, thanks Steve.
Outward Bound
A key focus for NZWiR is to upskill the great women within our network. A part of this is providing extraordinary opportunities and experiences to our members. This year we’re pleased to announce that Georgia McFall of Gutterite has been selected as the winner of the NZWiR Outward Bound scholarship. Georgia will spend 5 days in the wilderness of Anakiwa in the Marlborough Sounds on the Women in Leadership course developing her problem-solving skills and mental fortitude.
Georgia is the Operations Manager at Gutterite, working towards taking over the family business once Mum and Dad take a step back. Having joined NZWiR last year, she’s looking to get more involved with events in the future. We’ll have a chat with Georgia once she returns from her adventure, so keep an eye out for this in the next newsletter.
My Mum’s a Roofer
Aimed at challenging the stereotypical ideas of the trades being for boys only, the book ‘My Mum’s a Roofer’ normalises and promotes that women can be roofers too. Written by Martin Finney and illustrated by Kata Bagyon-Parker, this book is now published and available for sale.
Get your copy at My Mum’s A Roofer | New Zealand Women in Roofing
Ready to Become a Supervisor?
BCITO has just launched a new Level 5 Supervisor’s qualification, and for a limited time it’s fees-free. This course is perfect for someone who is on the tools and looking to gain the skills to step into a leadership role. Check out the details by clicking here or, give Matthew from BCITO a call for more information at 027 453 7825 or email matthew.fiso@bcito.org.nz
*Fees are free if you enrol before the end of the year. Course takes approximately 1 year.
Sponsors Corner
A big thank you to all of our sponsors who have signed back on for 2025. This organisation couldn’t operate without you.
Gold
NZ Steel
Pacific Coil Coaters
Silver
CS Roofing Canterbury
Konnect
Steel & Tube
Kingspan Thermakraft
Bronze
Ampelite
Fribesco
Bremick
Stratco
Edwards & Hardy Roofing
Founding Partner
RANZ
Partner in Kind
Switched on Learning
Ngā mihi,
Debbie Wickliffe
NZWiR Chair.