Thursday 4 June 2026, 8am - 5pm
Kick start your NZCB Conference and Expo experience with us at the Behind the Build Site Tour — a full-day experience.
Site 1: Auckland Airport
Join us for an exclusive site tour of Auckland Airport’s new Domestic Terminal, hosted by Auckland Airport and Hawkins.
This event provides a rare opportunity to gain first-hand insight into the delivery of a major infrastructure project within a fully operational airport environment. Attendees will hear directly from the Hawkins and Auckland Airport project delivery team and learn about the challenges, planning, and execution involved in building at scale in a live operational setting.
PPE: You will require steel cap boots, long sleeves and trousers for this tour; you are welcome to bring your own hard hat, hi-vis and safety glasses, although these will be supplied by NZCB.
Site 2: Cabjaks
Cabjaks is excited to welcome members to a tour of their manufacturing, assembly and showroom facilities in Pakuranga, Auckland. Cabjaks is one of very few scale manufacturers in NZ producing kitchen, laundry and bathroom cabinets, as well as wardrobe solutions. Cabjaks is the only scale manufacturer producing fully assembled cabinets using a glue and dowel method in an automated press. Their team welcomes the opportunity to showcase their operations and provide insights into cabinet production as well as tips and tricks for design and installation. The trip will have four key sessions, being "Board to Components” where their scale manufacturing is showcased alongside their bench top production. “Component to Customer” covers the assembly of components into finished cabinetry for dispatch nationwide. Their showroom team will cover "Design to Order” where NZCB members will learn the ins and outs of design and planning and lastly “Installation to Satisfaction” where tips on installation of cabinetry and wardrobes will leave attendees feeling better informed and ready to take on their next joinery challenge.
Site 3: High Performer Building Hub
A tour of the High Performer Building Hub offers a hands-on look at some of the latest products, systems, and innovations shaping the future of construction in New Zealand. Visitors explore a curated space showcasing high-performance materials, acoustic solutions, glazing, flooring, lighting, and smart building technologies; all designed to improve how buildings are designed, built, and lived in. The tour highlights real-world applications, allowing architects, builders, and industry professionals to see, touch, and discuss products while connecting with the brands and ideas driving better building practices.
Approximate timings:
8:00am Pick up at NZICC
9:00am Site 1: Auckland Airport
11:30am Brunch
1:15pm Site 2: Cabjaks
2:45pm Site 3: High Performer Building Hub
5:00pm Return to NZICC