2.00pm - 4.30pm

Stream Breakout Sessions 
4 Sessions will take place across 4 rooms in the afternoon at Rutherford Hotel, and will comprise of 3-4 presentations, followed by an opportunity to actively participate in conceptualising solutions to stream-specific challenges facing the planning industry.

LOCAL & NATIONAL VISION

Change is clearly on the horizon following the minister’s announcement of the 10th February. The Randerson panel has laid out a relatively challenging way forward, which seems to have been predominantly picked up by the minister. A reality check will provide local and economic perspectives on the realities of change (loss of local feel, restructuring etc). We want to examine our local and national direction from a people centred as well as policy perspective, as we endeavour to find a balance between natural and built environment, resourcing and dependencies.

In light of RMA reform we need to think about what we need and how we can ensure we’re placing resources and skills in the right places. What are the impacts and practical implementations of these new national directions, and how do we manage the process. We need to identify the issues, but also consider the solutions to help us effectively road test new legislation. What are the practical costs of implementing biodiversity in councils, what conflict is generated by the built environment, and what are the solutions for the natural environment in light of urban impact? Come prepared to be part of the conversation and solution!

ROOM: MAITAI 2

Reform From The Top

• Dr John Hayes - Senior Scientist – Freshwater Fisheries and Ecohydraulics Research, Cawthron

• Lesley Baddon - Director Natural and Built Systems, Ministry for the Environment

• Workshop: The implementation of reform and the reform process itself.

This session is proudly sponsored by Davis Ogilvie​

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ROOM: WAIMEA

Reform from the Practitioner Perspective

• Nick Williamson, Principal Consultant, Align Ltd

• Daniel Pouwels - Stakeholder Engagement Consultant, Stantec

• Ian Munro, Independent Urban Planning & Design Consultant

• Workshop: Reform implementation challenges

This session is proudly sponsored by Waka Kotahi​

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MĀTAURANGA MĀORI
The landscape of legislation is changing. There's a real shift in our community to embrace and identify with Mātauranga Māori. We will investigate what co-governance and treaty based governance looks like for Aotearoa, as we acknowledge that Mātauranga Māori needs to be an integral part planning conversations. We will tackle head on, what a successful Mātauranga Māori approach requires, in light of the challenges we face and the insights we have. What does treaty based governance look like, what does giving effect to the treaty look like in a planning environment, and is our approach to co-governance mature enough to give effect to the treaty? 

 
ROOM: MAITAI 1

Mātauranga Māori and Treaty Based Governance    

• Courtney Bennett - Director, Senior Advisor, Kete Planning Consultancy Best Practice Mana Whenua Engagement

• Dr. Robert Joseph - Senior Lecturer, Research Centre Director MIG (Law), University of Waikato

• Panel: What does treaty based governance look like and what does a successful Mātauranga Māori approach require?   

4.30pm - 5.00pm

Afternoon Tea Karakia mō te kai followed by refreshments 

6.00pm - 12.00am

Gala Dinner

Trafalgar Centre