

At the age of one, Peter picked up his tools for the first time and has never looked back.
A fair few years on and Peter Wolfkamp LBP, NZTC, continues to share his impressive skills, knowledge and life-long passion for carpentry and building.
His portfolio of work and influence includes historic Devonport villas, ultra-modern townhouses, rustic country estates, restoration of an historic 1890 church and a sabbatical which involved Peter working on a 16th century farmhouse in the south of France.
Peter's professional development has continued with the completion of the NZGBC Homestar Home Coach and Practitioner training, and is a Licensed Building Practitioner qualified by the DBH.
Alongside his hands-on and, at times, finger-bruising vocation, Peter works on Newstalk ZB as a talkback host and appearing on numerous programmes in his capacity as Newstalk ZB’s ‘Resident Builder’.
Known as “The Resident Builder”, Peter hosts his own building and DIY show with Newstalk ZB, “Sunday Mornings with the Resident Builder” 6-8am, which was launched May 2014. Peter is New Zealand’s top DIY radio personality. The programme includes taking questions from callers and offering advice on DIY projects, gardening with Ruud Kleinpaste plus ‘Ask the Expert’ segments.
Peter’s TV career is building apace, with the launch of his very own TV programme, Creative Living on TV3 in September 2016. This series focused on the challenges and choices facing any homeowner as they transform their existing home into a warm, comfortable and efficient home for the future. Peter’s experience, knowledge and expertise helped assist the owners, and he even got his hands dirty as they work to create a great renovation.
As the site foreman for The Block NZ since 2012, ‘The Wolf’ as he’s referred to on The Block, brings a unique combination of construction and technical knowledge, along with hands-on chippy experience. Peter has also developed editorial and narrative skills that have proved useful to the production team.
Peter’s TV presentations have also included work with Top Shelf Productions where he evaluated and commented on the performance of tradesmen, and in early 2011 he worked on-screen with the new Breakfast team on TV1.
Peter has a wealth of knowledge to draw on, extensive experience on site, a passion for architecture and a sound technical knowledge of building and DIY, and combines that with presentation and editorial skills honed over many years. He strikes a chord with all levels of audiences, crossing age, gender, demographics, and more importantly, all levels of the industry, from humble home-based DIY-lovers to top end professionals. His extensive skills and knowledge are tempered and made accessible by his friendly, open approach and ‘the bloke next door’ no nonsense personality. Everyone loves ‘The Wolf’!
Once again Ruud shares his years of wisdom with all things Gardening on this week's edition.
On this weeks edition, Jay from Resene joins us with his years of painting experience and answers your questions meanwhile Peter helps with all your DIY struggles.
On this week's episode of The Gardening Show with Pete and Ruud, Ruud calls in from a beach up north and chatted with Pete about pruning magnolia hedges, replanting...
On this week's episode of The Resident Builder, Pete takes calls on converting sheds, thermally broken windows, stormwater drains, accessways and neighbouring fence...
The Gardening Show with Pete and Ruud 31 July
This week's Resident Builder Podcast with Peter Wolfkamp
On this week's edition of Gardening on ZB, We take all your gardening questions including, pruning your Swan Trees, Lime Trees not flowering & Caterpillars in your...
Bruce McDermont joins us from Resene to answer all your painting-related questions, Pete is quizzed on his electrical knowledge and Rudd joins us in the garden! LISTEN...
Ruud & Pete take all your gardening questions including, How to plant Feijoa trees, a lady with a problem Lemon Tree & bugs in your mandarins! LISTEN ABOVE
A busy show once again we were joined by Mike Thornton a building and construction litigation specialist, we touch on the plasterboard shortage and as always take...
On this week's episode of In the Garden with Pete and Ruud, they discuss citrus trees, when the best time to plant a mandarin tree from a graft is, and a dying Remu...
Contracts and price rises were big topics today, and insulation requirements for both rental properties and the proposed increase in minimum standards. LISTEN ABOVE
On this week's edition of the Gardening show, we talk about all things gardening including Ants, Bees & Blueberries! LISTEN ABOVE
On this week's edition of the Resident Builder there was lots of talk about building better homes, including some discussion about the Superhomes Movement. LISTEN...
On this week's episode of The Gardening Show with Pete and Ruud we spoke about grass grubs, yams with silver springtails, citrus trees and their issues and gluggy...
On this week's episode of The Resident Builder, most of the conversation centred on condensation and heating. Then we got stuck into the Gib crisis. LISTEN ABOVE
On this week's episode of The Gardening Show with Pete and Ruud, they took calls on mandarins and caterpillers. LISTEN ABOVE
On this week's edition of The Resident Builder, there is lots of talk about insulation, and the proposed increase in thermal performance standards for NZ buildings. LISTEN...
On this week's edition of The Resident Builder, Pete takes calls on the topic of CCC, Certificate of Code Compliance, what is it, how do you get one and how many...
On this week's edition of the Gardening Show with Pete and Ruud, they take calls on all things in the garden, from citrus to garlic to growing potatoes and even...
On this week’s edition of The Resident Builder Pete ran a poll about whether the new insulation standards, set to be introduced by 1 November 2022, should be delayed...
On this week's edition of the Gardening Show with Pete and Ruud, Ruud joins the show from his garden at home. LISTEN ABOVE
On this week's edition of the show, we have a discussion on the continuing Gib crisis and as normal Pete answers your DIY questions. Mike Olds joins us from Resene...
On this week's episode, we learn more about propagation with Ruud, we learn about blackspot on roses and a caller has an issue with something eating their plum tree! LISTEN...
Pete joins us from isolation for another edition of the Resident Builder, on this week's episode we were joined by Jay from Resene for all of your painting questions...