About
The reference directory for NZ kitchen renovation
NZ Kitchen Renovations is the editorially maintained reference directory for kitchen renovation in Aotearoa. Listings are vetted against LBP registration, BCITO joinery qualification, and NKBA or Master Builders membership. Scopes are published in plain English so quotes can be compared like-for-like.
Editorial position
The NZ kitchen renovation market is dominated by franchise resellers and lead-gen aggregators that on-sell homeowner enquiries to whichever sales team is bidding highest in a given week. The result is quotes drawn against incompatible scopes — a refresh priced against a full layout change, with no shared language for what is actually included. This directory exists to publish a consistent scope vocabulary and to surface renovators who will quote against it.
Listing standards
Inclusion requires a NZ-based kitchen renovator with a stable book across the three scopes, an LBP-registered Licensed Building Practitioner responsible for any structural work, and a BCITO-qualified joiner producing the cabinetry. Renovators must have at least five years of NZ trading history, verifiable recent client references, and current membership of either the National Kitchen and Bathroom Association (NKBA) or Registered Master Builders. Standards are confirmed before listing and reviewed annually.
Plain-English scope vocabulary
The directory publishes three named scopes that account for the majority of NZ kitchen renovations — refresh, mid-scope refit, and full layout change — and requires listed renovators to quote against them. The scopes page breaks each one down: what is included, what is excluded, and the typical NZD range. Honest scope reporting — including which work triggers a building consent — is a condition of listing.
Editorial team
Editorial team based in Aotearoa, including practising kitchen renovators, designers and writers. Renovators wishing to be considered for inclusion, and homeowners with feedback on an existing listing, can make contact via the form on the homepage.