The Woodsmith crew

Mike Smith

Pre-prime Mike
Foreman, Project Manager, Director
Qualification: BCITO Carpentry, 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

Kendra Gallagher

Kenny
Support
Qualification: Honours Bachelor of Business and Economics

Favourite Hobby: TV Show Bingeing Favourite Food: Japanese
Fun Fact: Moved here from Canada in 2015

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
Favorite Food: Bagels
Fun Fact: Studied Criminal Psychology at Auckland University

Taylor Shields

McSharky
Apprentice

Favourite Hobby: Fishing
Favourite Food: Italian
Fun Fact: Runs Salt Shark Ltd (Salt Remover). Loses every Woodsmith competition

Rocky Wright

Rocky
Apprentice

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