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Tradespeople_nz Trading stereotypes for a job well done — a directory of women and gender diverse people working in the trades in Aotearoa New Zealand.

Introducing , who grew up in Waitara, a small town in Taranaki. The youngest of five siblings — who all were late teenag...
09/10/2023

Introducing , who grew up in Waitara, a small town in Taranaki. The youngest of five siblings — who all were late teenagers or adults when they were born — Trav has forged their own path from the start. They really enjoyed trying to understand the why of things: “why things happened, how they became that way”. Trav remembered wanting to be a forensic scientist, (CSI!), before settling into a career mix of building and set-making in Tāmaki Makaurau which feels most like home. We meet at Trav’s place to find out about their building journey.
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This interview is in partnership with and Tradespeople — featuring LGBTQI+ people working within the trades in Aotearoa.
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Q6/6 Last question: what makes you hopeful in these strange times? Gen Z aye, I have watched them fight against the system in a way that my generation never could or would. I feel inspired by their tenacity. I feel hope when I see people unite for a cause I believe in, something about knowing that I am not the only one out there fighting the good fight sustains me.

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To find trades businesses owned and run by women and gender diverse tradies, check out tradespeople.co. Link in bio.
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Introducing , who grew up in Waitara, a small town in Taranaki. The youngest of five siblings — who all were late teenag...
09/10/2023

Introducing , who grew up in Waitara, a small town in Taranaki. The youngest of five siblings — who all were late teenagers or adults when they were born — Trav has forged their own path from the start. They really enjoyed trying to understand the why of things: “why things happened, how they became that way”. Trav remembered wanting to be a forensic scientist, (CSI!), before settling into a career mix of building and set-making in Tāmaki Makaurau which feels most like home. We meet at Trav’s place to find out about their building journey.
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This interview is in partnership with and Tradespeople — featuring LGBTQI+ people working within the trades in Aotearoa.
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Q5/6 What else do you get up to when you’re not building things? Outside of both building and Consent Club (an organization that aims to reduce sexual harm in festival spaces through advocacy and education — Trav is the co-director), I play a lot of dungeons and dragons, climb into trees to prevent them from being cut down and dip my toes into some politics. Mana Rākau is an environmental protection group who advocate for the reinstatement of general tree protection in Aotearoa. Mature trees are integral to maintaining a climate resilient country. Since 2012 we have lost more than 60% of our tree cover here in Tāmaki Makaurau. You might have seen me on the news getting pulled off a fence by cops while trying to protect a grove here in Avondale. There were trees in that grove that aren’t found anywhere else in Tāmaki Makaurau.
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To find trades businesses owned and run by women and gender diverse tradies, check out tradespeople.co. Link in bio.
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Introducing , who grew up in Waitara, a small town in Taranaki. The youngest of five siblings — who all were late teenag...
09/10/2023

Introducing , who grew up in Waitara, a small town in Taranaki. The youngest of five siblings — who all were late teenagers or adults when they were born — Trav has forged their own path from the start. They really enjoyed trying to understand the why of things: “why things happened, how they became that way”. Trav remembered wanting to be a forensic scientist, (CSI!), before settling into a career mix of building and set-making in Tāmaki Makaurau which feels most like home. We meet at Trav’s place to find out about their building journey.
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This interview is in partnership with and Tradespeople — featuring LGBTQI+ people working within the trades in Aotearoa.
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Q4/6 What does a typical day look like for you? The first step in all my days is to be woken up by the love of my life, my cat Nugget. Then I stumble out of the bed and into the kitchen, where I pour myself a cup of ambition, while also feeding the cats. I’m onsite before seven and leaving after five every day. We have a toolbox brief where we discuss a plan of attack for the day and then get into it. I have an apprentice who I’m with every day, and often there is a team of other people around, especially on film and TV sites.
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To find trades businesses owned and run by women and gender diverse tradies, check out tradespeople.co. Link in bio.
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Introducing , who grew up in Waitara, a small town in Taranaki. The youngest of five siblings — who all were late teenag...
09/10/2023

Introducing , who grew up in Waitara, a small town in Taranaki. The youngest of five siblings — who all were late teenagers or adults when they were born — Trav has forged their own path from the start. They really enjoyed trying to understand the why of things: “why things happened, how they became that way”. Trav remembered wanting to be a forensic scientist, (CSI!), before settling into a career mix of building and set-making in Tāmaki Makaurau which feels most like home. We meet at Trav’s place to find out about their building journey.
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This interview is in partnership with and Tradespeople — featuring LGBTQI+ people working within the trades in Aotearoa.
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Q3/6 What’s your experience of the building industry been like? My first job in the industry had a culture that radiated that classic kiwi toxic-masculinity. The boss was a real jerk and he set the tone for what was acceptable. There was a lot of homophobia on the job, I could never really be myself there. It sucked, plain and simple. I knew I could never be honest about my q***r identity, I was already the butt of the jokes and feared what being out at work would do to me. There’s a general understanding in the industry that you should stick around with the person who put you through your qualification, but once I qualified, I knew I just had to leave. Leaving was a choice I made for my own wellbeing, as well as a choice to no longer work for a company that holds values I inherently disagree with. One of my goals for my business has been to break the cycle of toxicity between builders and their apprentices. I work my hardest to be an ethical boss, one who cares for my apprentice and treats them with dignity. One of my other goals is to create a building company with an atmosphere of safety, where LGBTQI+ identities are celebrated.
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To find trades businesses owned and run by women and gender diverse tradies, check out tradespeople.co. Link in bio.
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Introducing , who grew up in Waitara, a small town in Taranaki. The youngest of five siblings — who all were late teenag...
09/10/2023

Introducing , who grew up in Waitara, a small town in Taranaki. The youngest of five siblings — who all were late teenagers or adults when they were born — Trav has forged their own path from the start. They really enjoyed trying to understand the why of things: “why things happened, how they became that way”. Trav remembered wanting to be a forensic scientist, (CSI!), before settling into a career mix of building and set-making in Tāmaki Makaurau which feels most like home. We meet at Trav’s place to find out about their building journey.
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This interview is in partnership with and Tradespeople — featuring LGBTQI+ people working within the trades in Aotearoa.
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Q2/6 Who inspired you to be a builder? My dad is incredibly handy, the kind of guy to always give something a go himself, and I never had the choice to not help with his current passion project. I think that dad’s insistence that I help gave me the confidence to know that I could also solve problems myself.
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To find trades businesses owned and run by women and gender diverse tradies, check out tradespeople.co. Link in bio.
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Introducing , who grew up in Waitara, a small town in Taranaki. The youngest of five siblings — who all were late teenag...
09/10/2023

Introducing , who grew up in Waitara, a small town in Taranaki. The youngest of five siblings — who all were late teenagers or adults when they were born — Trav has forged their own path from the start. They really enjoyed trying to understand the why of things: “why things happened, how they became that way”. Trav remembered wanting to be a forensic scientist, (CSI!), before settling into a career mix of building and set-making in Tāmaki Makaurau which feels most like home. We meet at Trav’s place to find out about their building journey.
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This interview is in partnership with and Tradespeople — featuring LGBTQI+ people working within the trades in Aotearoa.
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Q1/6 Give us a quick rundown on what you do as a builder and film set-maker? As a builder, I’m out on sites doing anything from new builds, to renovations, to emergency fixes. And as a set builder, the work is form-over-function. My job is to build everything from boats through to jail cells. I have built single bedrooms and half a high school. We build not only the set but also the background. We sometimes spend days getting the shingles on a roof just right even if that roof is only in the background of a shot.
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To find trades businesses owned and run by women and gender diverse tradies, check out tradespeople.co. Link in bio.
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Introducing Emma Brown, owner of Yellowhammer Services — a building company — who grew up in Darwin, in the Northern Ter...
28/08/2023

Introducing Emma Brown, owner of Yellowhammer Services — a building company — who grew up in Darwin, in the Northern Territory. Emma described attending her first pride event in San Francisco as “a wonderful twist of fate... It showed me I was not alone and belonged”. A big believer in learning and the sharing of knowledge, we met with Emma in her new home on the Kāpiti Coast to talk through her building (and life) journey.
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This interview is in partnership with and Tradespeople — featuring LGBTQI+ people working within the trades in Aotearoa.
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Q6/6 And last question: dreams for the future? One day last year there was 9 women on site – one from a slab crew, one from a painters crew, two as a fascia & gutter team and one in the civil team plus our team. Wasn’t quite parity but a day to celebrate. I would dearly love to be able to teach more women the skills that I have acquired. We are in the process of moving to a larger space that may allow me to do something along those lines. To be able to do it full time I think would be amazing.

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To find trades businesses owned and run by women and gender diverse tradies, check out tradespeople.co. Link in bio.
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Introducing Emma Brown, owner of Yellowhammer Services — a building company — who grew up in Darwin, in the Northern Ter...
28/08/2023

Introducing Emma Brown, owner of Yellowhammer Services — a building company — who grew up in Darwin, in the Northern Territory. Emma described attending her first pride event in San Francisco as “a wonderful twist of fate... It showed me I was not alone and belonged”. A big believer in learning and the sharing of knowledge, we met with Emma in her new home on the Kāpiti Coast to talk through her building (and life) journey.
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This interview is in partnership with and Tradespeople — featuring LGBTQI+ people working within the trades in Aotearoa.
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Q5/6 What would you say to anyone thinking about entering the trades? Own your apprenticeship. When I went through, we were indentured and made to think that we were contractually obligated to serve our 4 years (at the time) to this one entity and not able to do anything about it. It is very different today. The apprentice has a lot more autonomy and I encourage all that have reached out to me expressing the difficulty they are facing to own their apprenticeship. If you don’t like the training, or lack of it, that you are receiving, find somewhere that you do. If you are being bullied, belittled or isolated, find a team or individual that welcomes you and your differences. At the very least find somewhere that gives you a supporter. A person or a group that you can be safe and speak freely in and feel heard. Apprenticeships are hard, but they shouldn’t be hard because of who you are. The pay is not great, you have a lot to learn — even if you have been a success in another career. They can be expensive with tools and fees but don’t let the price be your identity and individuality.

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To find trades businesses owned and run by women and gender diverse tradies, check out tradespeople.co. Link in bio.
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Introducing Emma Brown, owner of Yellowhammer Services — a building company — who grew up in Darwin, in the Northern Ter...
28/08/2023

Introducing Emma Brown, owner of Yellowhammer Services — a building company — who grew up in Darwin, in the Northern Territory. Emma described attending her first pride event in San Francisco as “a wonderful twist of fate... It showed me I was not alone and belonged”. A big believer in learning and the sharing of knowledge, we met with Emma in her new home on the Kāpiti Coast to talk through her building (and life) journey.
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This interview is in partnership with and Tradespeople — featuring LGBTQI+ people working within the trades in Aotearoa.
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Q4/6 What would you like to see changed within the trades industry? Kindness. Short of that, more women. It has been my experience with the women that I have employed over the past few years that they just want to learn how to do s**t. Not interested in who is top dog or being top dog but simply want to do the trade that they chose to do. My hope is that kind of person, when supported, will bring a healthy change to the whole industry.

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To find trades businesses owned and run by women and gender diverse tradies, check out tradespeople.co. Link in bio.
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Introducing Emma Brown, owner of Yellowhammer Services — a building company — who grew up in Darwin, in the Northern Ter...
28/08/2023

Introducing Emma Brown, owner of Yellowhammer Services — a building company — who grew up in Darwin, in the Northern Territory. Emma described attending her first pride event in San Francisco as “a wonderful twist of fate... It showed me I was not alone and belonged”. A big believer in learning and the sharing of knowledge, we met with Emma in her new home on the Kāpiti Coast to talk through her building (and life) journey.
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This interview is in partnership with and Tradespeople — featuring LGBTQI+ people working within the trades in Aotearoa.
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Q3/6 Tell us about your research into toxic masculinity in the trades — did your findings corroborate your personal experiences? It did and it gave me a better understanding of my experiences. It is a perpetual cycle that maintains a self-justification of abuse. “It happened to me and I survived, so that means I can do it. It’s just the way it’s done.” But the problem is, people don’t survive. Alcohol and drugs are very common. So is burn-out and harm. Apprentices, mostly young teenage males, enter the industry and are subjected to belittling and even physical abuse all in the name of training and teaching them to ‘man-up’. Then they become qualified and, as a young man, either start out on their own with their own apprentices or as a tradie supervisor other apprentices in the crew and start the cycle all over again. It can be pretty bleak.

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To find trades businesses owned and run by women and gender diverse tradies, check out tradespeople.co. Link in bio.
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Introducing Emma Brown, owner of Yellowhammer Services — a building company — who grew up in Darwin, in the Northern Ter...
28/08/2023

Introducing Emma Brown, owner of Yellowhammer Services — a building company — who grew up in Darwin, in the Northern Territory. Emma described attending her first pride event in San Francisco as “a wonderful twist of fate... It showed me I was not alone and belonged”. A big believer in learning and the sharing of knowledge, we met with Emma in her new home on the Kāpiti Coast to talk through her building (and life) journey.
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This interview is in partnership with and Tradespeople — featuring LGBTQI+ people working within the trades in Aotearoa.
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Q2/6 And now you run your own business with a crew of women. What does a typical day look like for you all? We primarily focus on residential building work with most of our work being new homes. We start at 8am, as I have never enjoyed starting early or working in the dark during winter. There is not really much to it, we turn up to site and we start building houses! We can be a bit of a novelty to anyone that hasn’t work alongside our crew before. We tend to stand out but are generally very well received and respected. I think our workmanship and professionalism helps build that respect. We tend to work on all tasks as a team and with a great deal of respect for each other and each other’s abilities.

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To find trades businesses owned and run by women and gender diverse tradies, check out tradespeople.co. Link in bio.
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Introducing Emma Brown, owner of Yellowhammer Services — a building company — who grew up in Darwin, in the Northern Ter...
28/08/2023

Introducing Emma Brown, owner of Yellowhammer Services — a building company — who grew up in Darwin, in the Northern Territory. Emma described attending her first pride event in San Francisco as “a wonderful twist of fate... It showed me I was not alone and belonged”. A big believer in learning and the sharing of knowledge, we met with Emma in her new home on the Kāpiti Coast to talk through her building (and life) journey.
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This interview is in partnership with and Tradespeople — featuring LGBTQI+ people working within the trades in Aotearoa.
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Q1/6 What first sparked your interest in building? From an early age I always saw myself as an being an architect. Then I did work experience for the Architectural department in the State Works department and knew that was not for me! So for the last 2 years of school I didn’t really know what I was going to do and thought about being a PE teacher. It was actually my mum that set up the job interview with the company that I started my building apprenticeship in. It was with a large commercial company and I think I would have not stayed if it wasn’t for the training led by one particular individual who was passionate about all things timber. A passion they passed on to me and is still in me. I would love to have a workshop where I can just hand plane fine timber all day.

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To find trades businesses owned and run by women and gender diverse tradies, check out tradespeople.co. Link in bio.
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