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On YouTube, NZ Builder // Josh Chapman has 125,000 subscribers and 16,988,077 views in all, as of November 11, 2026. In the last 7 days it gained 53,151 views. Its most watched video of the last 30 days is "989 Days to Get Our Dream Hillside Home Clad", with 32,865 views. By YouTube subscribers it is No. 5,179 of the 5,393 channels on Trari, and No. 195 of 206 in category "DIY, building and home".
October 14, 2026 2.9x the video's usual pace The Brutal Reality of Building in NZ The video ran that day at 23,217 views a day, 2.9 times its usual pace (7,941).
NZ Builder's only new upload revisits difficult moments, while concrete practice and driveway hedges offer a more hands-on counterpart.
Growing older doesn’t mean you stop trying…
| Among all channels on Trari | In the category DIY, building and home | |
|---|---|---|
| By subscribers | 5,179 of 5,393 | 195 of 206 |
| By views gained this week | 4,828 of 5,274 | 173 of 204 |
| By views gained in the last 30 days | 4,601 of 5,043 | 164 of 196 |
The ranking by views counts only channels whose weekly number is available.
October 13, 2026: 125,000 subscribers → November 11, 2026: 125,000 subscribers (no significant change in the last month)
October 13, 2026: 16,680,300 views → November 11, 2026: 16,988,077 views · average: 10,613 views a day
The last 15 videos uploaded to the channel, with today's numbers. Click a video to play it here.
| Video | Uploaded | Length | Views | Per day | First day | Likes | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Growing older doesn’t mean you stop trying… | November 10, 2026 | 12:46 | 8,442 | 8,529 | 8,442 (23 hours) | 222 | 3 |
 It's Ok To Ask For Help 100% #hardwork #construction #drea… | November 9, 2026 | 1:03 short | 4,192 | 1,166 | 3,084 | 62 | 8 |
 I Got Hose... | November 7, 2026 | 10:57 | 8,513 | 277 | 6,187 | 175 | 7 |
 How to Get Politicians Attention | November 4, 2026 | 12:50 | 11,116 | 237 | 5,764 | 264 | 52 |
 Classic Kiwi Build Drama (And How I Made Peace With It) | October 31, 2026 | 12:05 | 22,030 | 474 | 9,891 | 386 | 22 |
 1,000 Days Building on the Side of a Cliff - Was It Worth I… | October 28, 2026 | 11:37 | 18,926 | 144 | 11,037 | 404 | 52 |
 Turning Pretty Pictures Into Reality! | October 23, 2026 | 17:38 | 13,773 | 33 | 7,111 | 283 | 21 |
 Ohakune - So Much More When You Look Closer | October 20, 2026 | 15:41 | 7,559 | 7 | 4,120 | 145 | 11 |
 989 Days to Get Our Dream Hillside Home Clad | October 16, 2026 | 13:20 | 32,865 | 56 | 16,821 | 645 | 68 |
 The Hidden Cost of Keeping Scaffolding Up Too Long | October 15, 2026 | 12:29 | 19,917 | 50 | 11,793 (24 hours) | 342 | 37 |
 The Brutal Reality of Building in NZ | October 10, 2026 | 18:26 | 83,312 | 37 | - | 1,083 | 144 |
 The Secret to Mastering Any Skill | October 2, 2026 | 13:53 | 22,450 | 94 | - | 319 | 43 |
 When is the Right Time to Plant Hedges? | September 30, 2026 | 16:43 | 13,535 | 19 | - | 279 | 24 |
 External Plaster Cladding: Is It Worth the Risk on Modern H… | September 26, 2026 | 13:00 | 18,157 | 21 | - | 339 | 29 |
 How to Buy Your First Home: 5 Things Every First-Timer Need… | September 22, 2026 | 17:43 | 8,159 | 0 | - | 130 | 12 |
The days when the channel's numbers left the ordinary.
NZ Builder's only new upload revisits difficult moments, while concrete practice and driveway hedges offer a more hands-on counterpart.
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