The Woodsmith crew

Mike Smith

Pre-prime Mike
Foreman, Project Manager, Director
Qualification: BCITO Carpentry, Certified Passive House Tradesperson, First-aid Certified

Favourite Sport: Football
Favourite Hobby: Watching sport
Favourite Food: Pizza
Fun Fact: Won best dressed at the Wellington Rugby Sevens in 2010

Josh, foreman at Woodsmith Builders, Auckland

Josh Phillips

Froth or Grom
Foreman
Qualification: BCITO Carpentry

Favourite Hobby: Golfing, surfing, snowboarding
Favourite Food: Sushi
Fun Fact: Josh and Kenny got chased by a bear while out walking home in the summer in Whistler. He ran for his life apparently.

Vincent Abraham

Ranger
Carpenter
Qualification: BCITO Carpentry

Favourite Hobby: Hiking
Favourite Food: Italian
Fun Fact: Got on stage at a Morrissey concert when I was 18, and was also in a Blur video clip

Nick Hughes

Crispy Boi
Carpenter
Qualification: BCITO Carpentry & Qualified Mechanic

Favourite Hobby: Fishing
Favourite Food: Pork Belly/Beef Brisket
Fun Fact: Bachelor Degree in Product Design

Ezra Cossill

Essla
Carpenter
Qualification: BCITO Carpentry

Favourite Hobby: Fishing
Favourite Food: Chips
Fun Fact: 2023 Woodsmith Classic Tennis Champ

Poppy Gordon

Poppy on the Droppy
Apprentice

Favourite Hobby: 4WDriving
Favourite Food: Bagels
Fun Fact: Studied Criminal Psychology at Auckland University

Rocky Wright

Dwayne, The Rocky Johnson
Apprentice

Favourite Hobby: Collecting transformers
Favourite Food: McDonald’s Triple Cheeseburger
Fun Fact: Born on the kitchen floor of his childhood home

Frano Coates-Chitty

Bender
Apprentice

Favourite Hobby: Reading
Favourite Food: Sashimi
Fun Fact: Shares a birthday with Justin Timberlake

Shaun, Apprentice builder at Woodsmith, Auckland builders

Shaun Devine

7% Shaun
Apprentice
Qualification: Diploma in Engineering (Civil)

Favourite Hobby: Hitting the slopes snowboarding
Favourite Food: Burgers
Fun Fact: Played rugby for Auckland Sevens and rugby league for the Newcastle Knights U20s