# Plumbers, Gasfitters and Drainlayers Board

New Zealand's statutory register for plumbers, gasfitters and drainlayers. This work is restricted by law. Practitioners must hold a current PGDB licence, renewed annually, and the public register shows licence class and status.

- Type: Licence required by law
- Tradespeople with a PGDB entry in the public data we track: 13,045
- Entries that appear expired or past their stated expiry date: 6
- Data collected up to: 8 Jul 2026
- Official register: https://www.pgdb.co.nz/public-register/
- Page: https://nz.mytrustedtraders.com/certifications/nz-pgdb

Counts reflect collected public entries, not official membership totals. Absence from this data does not mean a tradesperson is unregistered.

## Where holders are

- Auckland: 1,623
- Christchurch: 613
- Hamilton: 234
- Wellington: 210
- Lower Hutt: 179
- Tauranga: 146
- Dunedin: 128
- Palmerston North: 101
- Napier: 99

## Trades that hold it

- Gasfitter: 5,302
- Drainlayer: 4,897
- Plumber: 2,835
- Builder: 10
- gas engineer: 1

## PGDB holders with review evidence

A slice of holders that also have customer reviews on MyTrustedTraders. This is not the register itself.

- **Direct Gas & Plumbing Ltd**: gasfitter · Lower Hutt, Wellington · 219 reviews. https://nz.mytrustedtraders.com/traders/mtt262081-direct-gas-plumbing-lower-hutt-gasfitter
- **JVS Gasfitting Ltd**: gasfitter · Auckland Central, Auckland · 210 reviews. https://nz.mytrustedtraders.com/traders/mtt262913-jvs-auckland-central-gasfitter
- **Ministry Of Plumbing**: plumber · 189 reviews. https://nz.mytrustedtraders.com/traders/ministry-of-plumbing
- **Seal Plumbing & Gas Services**: gasfitter · North Shore, Auckland · 175 reviews. https://nz.mytrustedtraders.com/traders/mtt262142-seal-plumbing-north-shore-gasfitter
- **Ideal Plumbing Ltd**: plumber · Rothesay Bay, Takapuna, Auckland · 138 reviews. https://nz.mytrustedtraders.com/traders/mtt264137-ideal-plumbing-takapuna-plumber
- **Mr Walker Electrical & Plumbing**: plumber · Albany, North-Shore, Auckland · 134 reviews. https://nz.mytrustedtraders.com/traders/mtt264174-mr-walker-north-shore-plumber
- **Paul James Ian McCallum**: plumber · Henderson, Auckland · 127 reviews. https://nz.mytrustedtraders.com/traders/mtt261415-paul-mccallum-henderson-pgdb
- **Handy Andy Plumbing Ltd**: plumber · Howick, Auckland · 123 reviews. https://nz.mytrustedtraders.com/traders/mtt264150-handy-andy-howick-plumber
- **Plumbwise Ltd**: plumber · Green Bay · 111 reviews. https://nz.mytrustedtraders.com/traders/plumbwise-ltd
- **Plan It Plumbing**: plumber · Meadowbank, Auckland · 112 reviews. https://nz.mytrustedtraders.com/traders/mtt264140-plan-it-plumbing-north-shore-plumber
- **SPS Plumbing Services Ltd**: plumber · Orewa, Auckland · 108 reviews. https://nz.mytrustedtraders.com/traders/mtt264152-sps-plumbing-orewa-plumber
- **Pipeline Plumbing And Drainage**: drainlayer · North Shore, Auckland · 102 reviews. https://nz.mytrustedtraders.com/traders/mtt261898-pipeline-north-shore-drainlayer

## Common questions

### What is Plumbers, Gasfitters and Drainlayers Board?

New Zealand's statutory register for plumbers, gasfitters and drainlayers. This work is restricted by law. Practitioners must hold a current PGDB licence, renewed annually, and the public register shows licence class and status. (Licence required by law.)

### How many tradespeople hold Plumbers, Gasfitters and Drainlayers Board?

We track 13,045 tradespeople with a Plumbers, Gasfitters and Drainlayers Board entry, based on register and listing data collected up to 8 Jul 2026. This reflects the public entries we have collected, not necessarily the scheme's complete membership.

### Can a Plumbers, Gasfitters and Drainlayers Board entry be out of date?

Yes. 6 of the entries we track appear expired or past their stated expiry date, based on register and listing data collected up to 8 Jul 2026. Always confirm current status on the official register before hiring.

### How do I check whether a specific tradesperson holds Plumbers, Gasfitters and Drainlayers Board?

Check the official register at https://www.pgdb.co.nz/public-register/, or look the tradesperson up on MyTrustedTraders. Profiles show the credentials we have found for them, alongside reviews and other public evidence.