You can search this public register of Licenced Building Practitioners to:
Under section 307 of the Building Act 2004, you can’t use the information in this register for any other purpose. If you do, you are breaching the Privacy Act 2020.
If you do not know how to spell the building practitioner’s name, you can do a wildcard search by entering the first three letters and %. For example, to find Smith you can enter Smi%.
Please Note: Some iPhone users are unable to search for names with an apostrophe ('). If you are searching from an iPhone, we recommend you replace the apostrophe character with a wildcard (%).
Make sure you check these registers too
The trade professionals noted below are treated as licensed
because they’re competent in specific Building
Practitioner licence classes. They’re not on this register
because they have their own registration schemes. You can search
for them in the registers listed below.
For this type of Restricted Building Work… | Search the LBP register AND these registers |
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Site 1,2,3 and Design 1,2,3 | The New Zealand architects register |
Engineering New Zealand - CPEng search | |
Roofing, Brick and Block, Exterior Plasterers | Plumbers, Gasfitters and Drainlayers Board - Public register |
Electrical workers are not Licenced Building Practitioners. You can find them on their own website at Electrical workers registration Board.