SuperLocal is where leaders and decision-makers come together to tackle the most important challenges facing communities.
This year, our focus is localism — harnessing the power, knowledge, skills and lived experiences of local people to solve local problems. The opposite of centralisation, localism moves decisions and delivery closer to communities via councils.
10.30AM
Registrations open
3.00PM - 5.15PM
SuperLocal 2024 Opening
Mihi whakatau
Welcome
Mayor Tory Whanau, Chair Daran Ponter
Sponsor comments with Anna Mitchell, Chorus
LGNZ President address
Mayor Sam Broughton
Government address
Rt Hon Christopher Luxon
Community Board address
Sarah Lucas, Chair CBEC
5.15PM - 6.45PM
Simpson Grierson Welcome Reception
7.00AM
Registrations open
9.00AM - 10.50AM
Welcome and opening comments from the MC
Kim Hill
Minister for Local Government
Hon Simeon Brown
Bringing Localism to Life
Susan Freeman-Greene, LGNZ
Panel: Letting locals lead the charge
Moderator: Charlotte Littlewood, Taranaki Regional Council
Panelists: Camden Howitt, PwC, Rawiri Richmond, Te Wānanga o Raukawa, Leeann Watson, Business Canterbury
Young Elected Member Address
Alex Crackett, Invercargill City Council, Rohan O'Neill-Stevens, Nelson City Council
Te Maruata Address
Toni Boynton, Iaean Cranwell, Environment Canterbury
10.50AM - 11.50AM
Connect and refuel break
11.50AM - 2.00PM
Session two: Unlocking local and regional economic growth
Sponsored by Arup and NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi
Minister for Regional Development
Hon Shane Jones
Keynote: The role of infrastructure in helping to driver change and deliver positive outcomes
Richard de Cani, Arup
Panel discussion: Local success for national benefit
Moderator: Matt Cowley, Tauranga Business Chamber
Panelists: Chris Bunny, NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi, Stacey Hitchcock, Te Puna Umanga Venture Taranaki, Craig Stobo, Local Government Funding Agency, Meg Williams, World of WearableArt
Keynote
Nicole Coughlin
Workshops run concurrently with the plenary session
12.00PM - 12.55PM
Workshop: The “new” future for local government, what direction are the current reforms taking the sector?
Sponsored by Simpson Grierson
1.05PM - 2.00PM
Workshop: Local government's value: telling an evidence-based story
Sponsored by Frank Advice
2.00PM - 3.00PM
Connect and refuel break
3.00PM - 5.00PM
Session three: Forging authentic partnerships
Sponsored by Beca
Insights into how to build a strong, collaborative partnership between central and local government that's focused on achieving the best outcomes for communities
Sally Loudon OBE
How councils and mana whenua can work together in partnership to achieve good outcomes for Māori, and for communities more widely
Justin Tipa, Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu
Minister for Infrastructure
Hon Chris Bishop
Partnering for a resilient future – a case study
Cushla Loomb, Beca
Workshops run concurrently with the plenary session
3.00PM - 3.55PM
Making Hard Choices: Case studies in prioritising infrastructure
Sponsored by GHD
4.05PM - 5.00PM
Risk Transfer – Finding the “Optimal Balance”
Sponsored by Aon
5.15PM - 6.45PM
Meredith Connell Networking Function
7.45AM
Registrations open
9.00AM - 11.00AM
Session 4: Autonomy and authority - how to consider the case for structural change
Sponsored by MartinJenkins
Approaching questions of local government structure
Sarah Baddeley, MartinJenkins
Panel: Perspectives on structure
Moderator: Kim Hill
Panelists: Mayor Anita Baker, Porirua District Council, Bayden Barber, Ngāti Kahungunu Iwi Incorporated Board, Peter Nunns, New Zealand Infrastructure Commission, Te Waihanga, Jonathan Salter, Simpson Grierson
Dublin citizens assembly video
Leader of the Opposition
Rt Hon Chris Hipkins
Workshops run concurrently with the plenary session
9.00AM - 9.55AM
Workshop: Making the case for investment in climate resilient infrastructure
Sponsored by Mott MacDonald
10.05AM - 11.00AM
Workshop: Climate adaptation/ managed retreat
Sponsored by Chapman Tripp
11.00AM - 12.00PM
Connect and refuel break
12.00PM - 2.00PM
Session five: Fostering sustainable adaptation: Local solutions for global challenges
Sponsored by Boffa Miskell
Climate Chat: Working together to tackle climate change
Hon Simon Watts, Minister for Climate Change, Mayor Jamie Cleine, Buller District Council
Bunkers or abundance? Local government's leadership role in adapting to climate change
Digby Hall, Adaptation Architect
Connecting Local to Super-Local
Dr. Anne Cunningham, Boffa Miskell, Cameron Martyn, Boffa Miskell
Case Study 1: Sustainable Climate Adaptation - Ohakune Transport Plan
Case Study 2: Assessing social impacts to inform dynamic adaptation planning
Workshops run concurrently with the plenary session
12.00PM - 12.55PM
Workshop: Water: The things you want to know and the questions you should be asking
Sponsored by Water NZ
1.05PM - 2.00PM
Workshop: Smart Technology + Smart Investment = Smart Cities
Sponsored by Chorus
2.00PM - 2.45PM
Connect and refuel break
2.45PM - 4.00PM
Keynote Close
Jemarl Paerata, Te Kaiarahi
Community Board wrap
Sarah Lucas, Chair CBEC
Closing comments
Mayor Sam Broughton, LGNZ President
Poroporoaki
4.00PM
Event concludes
5.30PM
Fulton Hogan Premier Gala Dinner and LGNZ SuperLocal Awards Night
12.00PM - 12.55PM
Workshop: The “new” future for local government, what direction are the current reforms taking the sector?
Sponsored by Simpson Grierson
Speakers: Josh Cairns, Mike Wakefield
1.05PM - 2.00PM
Workshop: Local government's value: telling an evidence-based story
Sponsored by Frank Advice
Speakers: Andrea Black, Kira Oldfield
3.00PM - 3.55PM
Speaker: David Norman
4.05PM - 5.00PM
Workshop: Risk Transfer – Finding the “Optimal Balance”
Sponsored by Aon
Speakers: Stephen Kane, Deanna Macdonald, Matthew Wilson
9.00AM - 9.55AM
Workshop: Making the case for investment in climate resilient infrastructure
Sponsored by Mott MacDonald
Speakers: Amanda Bryan, Kiki Pattenden
10.05AM - 11.00AM
Workshop: Climate adaptation/ managed retreat
Sponsored by Chapman Tripp
Speakers: Helen Bowie, Nicola Swan, Kate Wilson Butler, Matt Yarnell
12.00PM - 12.55PM
Workshop: Water: The things you want to know and the questions you should be asking
Sponsored by Water NZ
Speakers: Gillian Blythe, Belinda Cridge, Nicci Wood
1.05PM - 2.00PM
Workshop: Smart Technology + Smart Investment = Smart Cities
Sponsored by Chorus
Speakers: Joe Caccioppoli, Richard Fry, Tony Tillbrook, Robert Zagarella
9.30AM - 3.00PM
Te Maruata Hui
Mākaro Room, Wharewaka Function Centre, 2 Taranaki Street, Wellington
9.30AM - 1.30PM
Young Elected Members Hui
Mabel's, 66 Tory Street, Wellington
11.00AM - 12.45PM
Women in Local Government lunch: Leading and thriving
Oceania Room, Te Papa Museum
1.00PM - 2.30PM
LGNZ AGM
(Registration/afternoon tea available from 12.30-1.00pm)
Level 1, Tākina Convention & Exhibition Centre
7.30AM - 8.50AM
Mayors Taskforce for Jobs AGM breakfast meeting
Level 1, Tākina Convention & Exhibition Centre
7.30AM - 8:30AM
Breakfast and a chat with LGNZ's Electoral Reform Group
Oceania Room, Te Papa