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Winners' Table 2026

2026 National Winners

Apprentice	Place	Training Provider	Employer
Oliver Wooles	1st	BCITO	Harrison Lane
Lachy Hughes	2nd	BCITO	Form Building
Dokyun "DK" Kim	3rd	BCITO	Laing Properties

2026 Regional Winners

Southern

Apprentice	Place	Training Provider	Employer
Jack McFarlane	1st	BCITO	Steve Mowat Building and Construction
Matt Kuriger	2nd	BCITO	Breen Construction
Matthias Caudy	3rd	BCITO	Hunter & Craig Architectural Design & Build

Auckland

Apprentice	Place	Training Provider	Employer
Oliver Wooles	1st	BCITO	Harrison Lane
Connor Glengarry	2nd	BCITO	Glenbuild
Noah Rooke	3rd	BCITO	Faulkner Construction

Northern

Apprentice	Place	Training Provider	Employer
Benjamin Plummer	1st	BCITO	Broswick Builders
Marcos Coelho	2nd	BCITO	TP Builders
Zach Stibbe	3rd	BCITO	Warwick Gair Builders

Central & Upper South Island

Apprentice	Place	Training Provider	Employer
Dokyun Kim	1st	BCITO	Laing Properties
Caleb Scott	2nd	NMIT	Big Bad Wolf Builders
Billy Farnsworth	3rd	BCITO	Taylor & Co Building

Lower North Island

Apprentice	Place	Training Provider	Employer
Dylan Johnston	1st	BCITO	Tonks Residential Construction
Lucas Carroll	2nd	NMIT	Western Builders
Craig Stevens	3rd	BCITO	J.Grae Building

MANAWATU

Apprentice	Place	Training Provider	Employer
Corbyn Trembath	1st	BCITO	K Amey Construction
Angus Hodgson	2nd	BCITO	Narley Construction
Ben Stewart	3rd	BCITO	Colspec Construction

Taranaki & Whanganui

Apprentice	Place	Training Provider	Employer
Lachy Hughes	1st	BCITO	Form Building
Connor McGechan	2nd	Builders Academy	Luke Nolly Building
Ben Stewart	3rd	BCITO	Richards Construction

Waikato

Apprentice	Place	Training Provider	Employer
Matt Strawbridge	1st	BCITO	Foster Construction
Jack Strawbridge	2nd	BCITO	G.D. Pringle Building
Kaden Wenham	3rd	BCITO	Whippet Builders

Bay of Plenty & Hawke's Bay

Apprentice	Place	Training Provider	Employer
Logan Crawford	1st	Toi Ohomai	JBH Builders
Georgia Rendall	2nd	BCITO	Oswald Cosntruction
Ross Pirie	3rd	BCITO	Oceanside Builds

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