Site Visit - Wellington Airport Fire Station

Join us for an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at the new Wellington Airport Fire Station, currently under construction by Naylor Love. This purpose-built facility is designed to support future air travel and will enhance the airport’s emergency response capabilities, replacing the existing station on the eastern side of the runway.

📍 Location: Wellington Airport Fire Station, Coutts Street, Rongotai
📅 Date: Friday, 5 September 2025
⏰ Time: 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM (arrive at 3.15pm)
🎟️ Tickets: FREE – but limited to 20 NAWIC members only

🛠️ What You’ll See and Hear About:

• Importance Level 4 Building

• Challenges of designing and building in an airport environment

• Sustainable features of the build

• Landscape improvements and viewing areas

💬 Why You Should Come

• 👷‍♀️ Learn from an active, high-profile infrastructure project

• 🧯 Gain insights into the unique requirements of an airport fire station build

• 🤝 Network with fellow NAWIC members and industry professionals

• 🛠️ See how construction is adapting to new aviation technologies

• 🦺 PPE requirements (hard hats, hi-vis, glasses, steel-capped boots). We have spare hi-vis, hard-hats and safety glasses available – please advise us in your RSVP if you require any help with this.

This is a NAWIC members-only event with limited capacity — please book your space consciously! 

🙏 A special thank you to Wellington Airport and Naylor Love for generously hosting this site visit and supporting women in construction.

We look forward to seeing you there! 🚒

Please note: NAWIC is a voluntary organisation, committed to its obligations as a PCBU under the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015.   Amongst other things, this requires NAWIC to take all practicable steps to eliminate, isolate or minimize hazards that our event attendees are exposed to. Health and safety is a shared responsibility.