Breakout sessions
New ways to fund and finance local government - an interactive seminar with Linda Meade
In the wake of recent events, local government investment is more important than ever, but how to fund it? What potential role could city or region deals play as a means to not only fund pressing investments and infrastructure, but also to reflect the aspirations of people and communities across Aotearoa New Zealand? Drawing on case studies such as Greater Manchester, but grounded in lived experience in New Zealand such as the Christchurch re-build and Let’s Get Wellington Moving, this interactive seminar is designed to stimulate conversation and provide some practical pointers for tangible action.
Speaker
- Linda Meade, Director, Kalimena Advisory
Solutions for the new reality of climate impacts. Better Informed, Better Decisions - A learning session with case studies sponsored by Aon
Aon is the leading risk and insurance adviser to Local Government in Aotearoa New Zealand. They have undertaken many risk and resilience studies for public and private entities. In this workshop they will look at case studies that have delivered data driven research and workshop processes in how these can be used to assist in making informed decisions through.
Speakers
- Stephen Kane, General Manager, Corporate, Local Government Risk Practice, Aon
- Deanna Macdonald, National Client Relationship Manager, Local Government Risk Practice, Aon
- Cecilia Tse, National Practice Lead - ESG, Climate and Enterprise Risk, Aon
- Matthew Wilson, National Manager, Local Government Risk Practice, Aon
Sponsored by Aon
Good Governance for CEO Pay and Performance – a comprehensive framework brought to you by Strategic Pay
The attraction and retention of CEO talent is critical for the success of the organisation. Having transparent systems to manage your CEOs pay and performance reviews essentially contributes to this. It’s prudent for every organisation to review their current executive remuneration policy, systems and processes to ensure that they’re robust, defensible and consistent with good governance.
You’ll learn about the key components of a credible process and framework for decision making, and why they’re needed.
Strategic Pay are a 100% NZ owned remuneration consultancy business. They’ve been working with public, private and not for profit organisations for over 20 years, providing unparalleled insights to enable effective reward decisions. Strategic Pay’s Local Government and Regional Council & Unitary Authorities Remuneration Reports are used extensively year on year in the sector to inform employee pay decisions.
Sheffield was established in 1961 as a specialist Executive Search and Selection Consultancy. Since that time, Sheffield has become a trusted advisor to a diverse range of New Zealand’s Local Government entities, public sector organisations and private and public companies.
Speakers
- Michelle Read, Regional Consulting Manager - Southern Region, Strategic Pay
- Mike Stenhouse, General Manager, Sheffield South Island
Sponsored by Strategic Pay
Using construction to create better local economic, social and community outcomes for Māori - progressive procurement strategies with Warner Cowin
On average up to 30-40% of onsite staff are trainees and 30 -80% of construction activities may be subcontracted in construction and infrastructure maintenance contracts. Local Councils have a real opportunity to create economic and social opportunities for Iwi and local businesses by being deliberate on focused policy and spending. Economic opportunity within this spend also provides a basis for collaboration and consultation with Iwi / Ropu Māori on growing the Māori economy and solution development. This workshop will look to demystify the components of construction (what makes up those big numbers), how to engage with the local / Māori supply chain and develop a procurement process that builds a diverse local supply chain.
Speaker
- Warner Cowin, Founder and CEO, Height Project Management
How Active are Our Communities? A Sport NZ presentation
Sport NZ recognise the significant ability that local government has to influence and create conditions which support wellbeing in their communities. As such, we have committed to partner with TA’s to lead a national shift away from play being solely about the provision of in-situ play assets, to being a driver of child-friendly outcomes across their remit - because play can take place everywhere.
Right now, a growing workforce of Local Play advocates are working to understand how they can meet the needs of children and ensure each council has a strategic understanding of the value of play, which will be embedded into their formal documents and ways of working. This presentation shares their process and early findings.
Speakers
- Loren Howson, Research and Insights Lead, Sport New Zealand
- Jason Merrett, General Manager, Participation Pathways at Sport Canterbury
- Louise Van Tongeren, Council Play Advocate, Christchurch City Council
Sponsored by Sport NZ
Pae Ora “Healthy Futures” Localities - Working together for healthier happier communities – an interactive workshop with Te Whatu Ora and Te Aka Whai Ora
Join Te Whatu Ora for an interactive workshop where members will embark on a journey to understand and unlock the power of collective impact to build thriving communities. Through engaging discussions, you can discover how innovation in localities can enhance community well-being, foster collaboration, and shape a brighter future for your constituents.
Speakers
- Teei Kaiaruna, General Manager Iwi Relations – Te Aka Whai Ora
- Sharlaine Chee, National Change Lead, National Localities, Te Whatu Ora
Civic centres reimagined: how Tauranga City Council is revitalising the heart of Aotearoa’s fifth largest city - Interactive Learning Session brought to you by Willis Bond
Over four years ago, Tauranga City Council started its journey to reimagine the city’s heart. Together with development partner Willis Bond, it has endorsed an integrated masterplan that aims to deliver a new civic whare (public meeting space), museum, library and community hub, an exhibition gallery, and landscaping linking the civic precinct to the nearby waterfront reserve, as well as a hotel, performing arts venue and conference centre.
In addition, Willis Bond is developing New Zealand’s largest mass timber office building in Tauranga’s city centre, which will become the Council’s new civic administration hub.
In this learning session, Tauranga City Council’s Chief Executive Marty Grenfell will share the Council’s perspective on the project – where it started, the masterplan, how it has engaged with mana whenua and the wider community, and the benefits of partnering with Willis Bond to deliver on the plan’s expected outcomes for the city.
Willis Bond’s Managing Director (Funds & Finance) Wayne Silver, will share what drew Willis Bond to the project, what benefits it believes it adds, and how the public sector can deliver better value for communities through successful partnership with the private sector.
This is an interactive learning session with Q&A to ensure maximum benefit for delegates.
Speakers
- Marty Grenfell, CEO, Tauranga City Council
- Wayne Silver, Managing Director (Funds & Finance), Willis Bond
Sponsored by Willis Bond
Taking a Loveable approach to delivering infrastructure for Future Communities - a GHD Workshop
Through this engaging workshop, GHD will help participants identify what is unique and important to the communities in which they live, work and play. The workshop will include a series of interactive exercises to identify what participants love, wish and wonder for the future of their communities. These exercises will work towards the development of a future-focused vision that can act as a guiding principle for Councils’ role in providing services to their communities. GHD will share the tools available through our Loveable framework to embed social values into future plans and strategies, ensuring we remain focused on what’s important to the communities we serve.
Speakers
- Andrew Porter, Global Future Communities Leader, GHD
- Michala Lander, Loveable Leader, GHD
Sponsored by GHD
Getting Future Fit: Digital Tools to Support Spatial Strategy - a presentation and learning lab brought to you by Beca
Digital tools have evolved rapidly over the last five to ten years but are yet to be fully integrated in to our community engagement and planning processes. At this workshop we will explore the potential for digital tools to inform spatial strategies from mapping constraints and opportunities, scenario development and assessment through to cutting edge engagement tools such as Frankly.Ai, Social Pinpoint and Storymaps. A variety of New Zealand and International examples will be presented and discussed and workshop participants will be given the opportunity to interact with some of the tools.
Speakers
- Robert Brodnax, Senior Principal Community Shaping, Beca
- Maggie Koussa, Sales Consultant - Digital Products, Beca
Sponsored by Beca
Asset management 101 – Taking care of tomorrow today
You look after most of the infrastructure your community relies on – to get to work, to play, to live their lives. 99% of the infrastructure they’ll need tomorrow is already in existence. Are we being a good steward of this? Are we maintaining and preparing it for 10, 20, 30 years in the future, and addressing the challenges around resilience, climate change and changing population needs?
Speaker
- Ross Copland, Chief Executive, Te Waihanga / Infrastructure Commission
Implementing the new Resource Management reforms successfully brought to you by Ministry for the Environment
The Government has an ambitious programme of work underway to reform the Resource Management system. New requirements for councils to work together as regions, along with iwi and hapū, to produce natural and built environments plans and regional spatial strategies are likely to be passed into law later this year. There’ll then be significant work for councils to do transition to and implement the new system. This workshop will explore some of the practical things that councils can start doing now to prepare for transition and implementation, including developing and strengthening relationships with other councils and iwi/hapū in their regions, and thinking about how to plan for, fund and resource the changes that are coming. The workshop also provides an opportunity for councils to think about what support they need from central government to support effective transition and implementation, and how they can most effectively work with central government, given central government will have a representative on the regional planning committees for the purpose of preparing regional spatial strategies.
Sponsored by Ministry for the Environment
Building strong Te Tiriti partnerships. A kōrero facilitated by Cr Dinnie Moeahu (Te Atiawa, Ngāruahine, Taranaki, Ngāti Porou, Te Arawa)
Come along to this facilitated discussion to understand the basic pou behind strong te tiriti partnerships, why this is critical to your council’s success and how working with Māori creates better outcomes for everyone in the commuity. Led by Dinnie Moeahu, a second term local councillor, academic and activist with a real passion for Iwi engagement, this session will help you harness the power of creating long lasting, authentic relationships with mana whenua.
Speakers
- Cr Dinnie Moeahu, (Te Atiawa, Ngāruahine, Taranaki, Ngāti Porou, Te Arawa)