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About CPD Roadshows


CPD roadshows are run by the Plumbers, Gasfitters and Drainlayers Board and are sponsored by Reece. By attending one of our sessions you will meet the CPD requirement to renew your licence for 2026-2027.

CPD will cost $35 (including gst)

The 2025 CPD roadshow and online course will cost $35 (including GST) to complete. The fee is non refundable. If you do not attend your booked session we can transfer you to another Roadshow or send you the link to complete your CPD online (in October).

CPD is for registered practitioners

CPD is for plumbers, gasfitters and drainlayers and is necessary for practitioners to renew their licences.

Trainees are not required to complete CPD but are welcome to attend.

You can order more than one ticket

You will need to provide the details for each person when completing the booking (name, date of birth, email address, and licence number).

16 CPD sessions at Tradeshows hosted by CONZTRUCT

This year 16 CPD shows will be hosted at CONZTRUCT tradeshows:

  • Hamilton
  • Auckland - South Auckland
  • Whangerei
  • Kerikeri
  • Wellington
  • Masterton
  • Palmerston North
  • New Plymouth
  • Christchurch
  • Dunedin
  • Invercargill
  • Queenstown
  • Auckland - North Shore
  • Tauranga
  • Taupō
  • Napier.

If you are attending a CPD session at a CONZTRUCT tradeshow, we will pass on your details (name, email, mobile number, job title, trade, organisation name) to CONZTRUCT so they can register you for the event. Your details will not be used by CONZTRUCT for any other purpose.

See more about their tradeshows here.

CPD sessions without tradeshows, that are hosted by the Board will be held at these locations:

  • Greymouth
  • Nelson
  • Blenheim
  • Kāpiti
  • Timaru
  • Gisborne
  • Thames
  • Auckland - Ellerslie.

All sessions will include something to drink and eat depending on what time of the day you attend.

A CPD session is two hours

A CPD session is two hours at all locations. If your CPD session is at a CONZTRUCT Tradeshow you are invited to visit the tradeshow either before or after your CPD session.

CPD books will be available at roadshows

Pick up a hard copy CPD book when you sign in at a roadshow.

CPD Topics

This year our CPD topics are:

  • Ensuring the Future of Trade: Updates to Apprenticeship Training
  • Carbon counting for building and construction
  • Dealing with incomplete work
  • The Building Act 2004 - Building Consents
  • Effective On-Site Wastewater Treatment
  • Best Practices for On-Site Wastewater Disposal
  • Ensuring Reliability and Efficiency in Pump Systems
  • Protecting Drinking water with Effective Backflow Prevention
  • Ensuring Compliance and Reliability in Gas Certification
  • Regulatory Compliance: Safeguarding Gas Systems in Caravans.

Online CPD will be available in October 2025

If you cannot attend a CPD roadshow you can complete your CPD online later this year. We will notify all registered practitioners when this online course is available.