Dry July - not this time
'I had the best intentions of completing my first ever Dry July. But I have to admit I've had a bit of a fail!' writes Wellbeing Guy Kereama Carmody
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'I had the best intentions of completing my first ever Dry July. But I have to admit I've had a bit of a fail!' writes Wellbeing Guy Kereama Carmody
It's Men's Health Week. Kerema Carmody wonders why so many men maintain and check their cars regularly, "with more care than we might give ourselves."
Masterlink / Master Plumbers' resident wellbeing coach, Kereama Carmody, provides some tips to keep active and eat healthy during the colder months.
We believe the Apprenticeship Boost could make a permanent difference to the number of trainees in the system, and we support the initiative 100%.
Ollie was just 19 when he started working at Clyne and Bennie as a Masterlink plumbing, gasfitting and drainlaying apprentice in 2019.
Matt is in the first year of his Masterlink plumbing and drainlaying apprenticeship, hosted by Hunter Plumbing and Drainage - a company carrying out residential and commercial projects throughout Marlborough.
Vinny is in the final year of his Masterlink plumbing and gasfitting apprenticeship. He originally came to EG Glennie and Co as a casual labourer, but his hard work and reliability led them to offer him an apprenticeship.
New technologies and processes mean plumbing is no longer all about getting your hands dirty. It is highly skilled, varied, profitable and rewarding.
Apprenticeship Boost is part of the government’s financial package to support employers to keep training their current apprentices and assist them to take on new ones.
We’re navigating uncharted waters as our country prepares to tackle COVID-19, so it’s normal to feel anxious right now. But it’s also important to remember we’re all in the same boat. We’re in this together. You are not alone
By working at his local Mico branch in Albany, Breyton Lenee has gained good knowledge of plumbing products and their uses—giving him a head start for entering a plumbing apprenticeship.
Large drainage projects are all in a day’s work for Masterlink apprentice Shea Reynolds. For the past year, he's been working on a major project at the men’s and women’s prisons in Christchurch and the nearby, lower-security Rolleston Prison.
At the 2019 New Zealand Plumbing Awards held on the Gold Coast, five recipients received scholarships, with one overall winner. Each recipient received a trophy and a certificate, plus a $1,000 voucher from Plumbing World. The overall Supreme Scholarship winner also won a trip to the 2019 New Zealand Plumbing Conference in Sanctuary Cove, Queensland, from 29-31 May.
Patrick Smith’s plumbing career began with a chance conversation and is now earning him accolades.
Ranging in age from 19 to 31 and located on the North and South Islands, these apprentices all share a love of plumbing and a desire to encourage more women to pick up a spanner.
The Skills Organisation has incorporated more learning into block courses by introducing an online, at-home component. Apprentices will need to have access to a computer and the internet to complete their theory assessments.