If I recall correctly - the PGDB ran a pretty economic ship under Wally Weaver when it was located in the Hutt - NO lawyers on staff, they actually had real technically capable people on the staff then and then it all started to change under the Registrar Colleen Singleton and Chair Phil Routhan.  The decision was made that many of the staff were to be made redundant and replaced with administrators who did not understand the trade and how it worked.  They also decided they needed to be nearer their stakeholders (read Government) - hence the shift to a very expensive office on the Terrace and the explosion of staff.  (In days gone past they hired in temporary staff around examination and registration time).  What I want to know is how the number of disciplinary items and offences has changed from Mr Weaver's tenure to now i.e. is there ANY justification in the increases in costs and overheads?  Are we getting MORE for our money, are we getting BETTER for our money - or are we propping up an empire building machine hell bent on living the high lift at the expense of tradespeople with no tangible benefit?

Everyone who is the recipient of tax money (and make no mistake this is a "tax" by another name) should be highly accountable for its expenditure.

Also - can you tell me if the PGDB have met the Charities Commission requirements in regards to timing and format of accounts?  And the annual report?

I remember asking what Ms Singleton knew about plumbing, because she seemed to know very little by what she was saying to me on the phone, she said she didn't need to know anything about plumbing because she was a nurse and it all came under health, LOL.