Abstracts
| Looking Forward, Encouraging Youth and Talent Darren Pratley Friday 9.15am |
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| Engaging with the Maori community Puna Wano-Bryant and Wharehoka Wano Friday 10.00am |
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| Taranaki Mounga Project - eradicating all predators off the Mountain Sean Zeiltjes Friday 11.15am |
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Taranaki Mounga is an ambitious conservation project transforming the mountain, ranges and islands of Taranaki. https://predatorfreenz.org/5126-2/ http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1805/S00467/towards-a-predator-free-taranaki.htm |
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| Youth Engagement Sarah Colcord Friday 12.00pm |
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| Best Practice Awards presentations Friday 2.30pm See Awards tab |
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| CONCURRENT WORKSHOP Are we people friendly enough? Lance Girling-Butcher Friday 3.45pm |
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| Lance will talk about work he has done meeting this challenge during his time on the New Plymouth District Council and since. This will include developing strategies to look after the disabled and aged plus other needy minorities. He will tackle this from a positive aspect detailing success. Lance's workshop will also outline the role of Community Boards in this process. |
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| CONCURRENT WORKSHOP Building strong Te Ao Maori relationships Puna Wano-Bryant and Wharehoka Wano Friday 3.45pm |
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| CONCURRENT WORKSHOP Age friendly communities Diane Turner Friday 3.45pm |
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| CONCURRENT WORKSHOP Towards Predator-Free Taranaki Toby Shanley Friday 3.45pm |
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| The Towards Predator-Free Taranaki project aims to restore the sound and movement of our wildlife and rejuvenate native plants in urban and rural Taranaki. The project aims to support and build on the foundations of the many projects already working to restore the native biodiversity of Taranaki. Toby's background is in conservation and ecological restoration, having experience working on a number of pest-free offshore islands around NZ. The inspiration gained from these experiences has provided the motivation to strive towards restoring the unique ecology of the Taranaki region. |
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| Title tbc Shay Wright Saturday 9.45am |
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| CONCURRENT WORKSHOP The important role of Youth Voice Groups locally and regionally Shay Wright and Sarah Colcord Saturday 11.00am |
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| Youth councils, youth voice groups, and youth advisory groups provide representation or a voice for youth in the community. They play an important role as they connect, support and empower young people to be involved in the community and they elevate the voice of young people in decision-making spaces. As these groups grow across Aotearoa, there is an opportunity to work collectively towards increasing youth participation, engagement and advocacy on both local and regional levels. |
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| CONCURRENT WORKSHOP Rural Connectivity Group – RBI2 and Mobile Black Spots Programme Caitlin Metz Saturday 11.00am |
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| In August 2017 the Rural Connectivity Group was appointed by the government to be the infrastructure provider to bring 4G mobile and wireless broadband coverage to rural New Zealand under the Rural Broadband Initiative Phase 2 and the Mobile Black Spot fund. The Rural Connectivity Group is an independent entity established to build the infrastructure shared by New Zealand's three mobile network operators and to operate and maintain the new open access network. In partnership with Crown Infrastructure Partners we will deliver new mobile and wireless broadband coverage to approximately 36,000 rural homes and businesses, provide new mobile coverage across parts of 32 rural state highways, and provide connectivity to at least 100 top New Zealand tourist destinations by December 2022. Caitlin will provide an overview of the national programmes and an update on progress across the regions, including Council participation. There will be the opportunity for questions and discussion on how we can all contribute to a successful outcome for a connected rural New Zealand. |
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| CONCURRENT WORKSHOP Community Emergency Planning Ben Ingram Saturday 11.00am |
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| Population Aging and Local Government Natalie Jackson Saturday 1.30pm |
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| Natalie will give us an update on population ageing in New Zealand, with a particular focus on its local dimensions and implications. |
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| Thinking about Education to Employment Warwick Foy Saturday 2.15pm |
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| We have nearly 300,000 students currently enrolled in our secondary school system. How many of them will be well-prepared for the future? How many of them will value the skills that employers look for alongside their qualifications? How many of them will be well-informed about their many employment opportunities? How many of them will go to work? In their lifetime, almost all of them will work in some way. We need to talk more about work at school. Work works. back to programme |