Conference highlights
Below are a selection of photos for the main conference sessions.
Thursday 15 July 2021 | Tāite 15 o Hūrae 2021
Opening ceremony | Mihi Whakatau
Welcome from Host Mayor | He whakatau nā te Mea o te Rohe
John Leggett, Mayor
Government’s address | Tā te Kāwanatanga kōrero
Prime Minister Rt Hon Jacinda Ardern
LGNZ President’s address | He Kōrero nā te Tumuaki o Ngā Kaunihera Paetata o Aotearoa (LGNZ)
Stuart Crosby, President
Te Maruata address | He kōrero nā Te Maruata
Cr Bonita Bigham, Chairperson
Better water everywhere? | He wai pai ake ki nga wāhi katoa?
Mayor Rachel Reese, Nelson City Council, and Three Waters Steering Group member
Hon Nanaia Mahuta, Minister of Local Government
Hon Grant Robertson, Minister of Finance and Minister for Infrastructure
The Future for Local Government - Reimagining the future | Te ingoingo hōu i te anamata
Hamish McDouall, Vice President
Jim Palmer, Chair, Review into the Future for Local Government
Craig Churchill, Ministry of Social Development
Tamzin Letele, Whangamata Community Board, Thames-Coromandel District Council
Creativity as a driver of community making and well-being | Ko te auahatanga te kaikōkiri o te waihanga hapori me te hauora
Caren Rangi ONZM, Arts Council of New Zealand
Rangi Kipa, Artist
Sandra Hazlehurst, Mayor, Hastings District Council
Meg Williams, New Zealand Festival of the Arts
Elisapeta Heta, Senior Associate
Taking the pulse' of local government 2021 | Whakamātau ana i te kakapa o te kāwanatanga ā-rohe 2021
Jonathan Salter and Matt Conway, Simpson Grierson
Simpson Grierson Welcome Reception | He Mihi Whakatau nā Simpson Grierson
Friday 16 July 2021 | Paraire 16 o Hūrae 2021
Vodafone breakfast session | Mahinga a te ata
Dr Michelle Dickinson
Chief Executive’s address | He kōrero nā te Kaiwhakahaere
Susan Freeman-Greene, Chief Executive
Natural capital – the Marlborough story | Uara māori - tā Te Tauihu o te Waka kōrero
John Leggett, Mayor
Jane Orphan, Omaka Aviation Heritage Centre
Ben Glover, Winemaker
Minister of Local Government address | He kōrero nā te Minita o te Kāwanatanga Paetata
Hon Nanaia Mahuta, Minister of Local Government
Resilience in the face of natural hazards | Te aumangea hei ngā pānga a ngā matepā māori
Rachel Hyde, Chief Advisor to the CE, National Emergency Management Agency
Dr Lorraine Eade, Operations Manager, Te Tauihu
Stuart Woods, Waka Kotahi NZTA
Raewyn Bleakley, Fire and Emergency NZ
Mike Mendonça, Wellington City Council
Building towards sustainable supply | Anga whakamua ana ki te rawa tautīnei
Shamubeel Eaqub, Partner at Sense Partners
Hon Dr Megan Woods, Minister of Housing
Don Cameron, Ruapehu District Council
Glen Cornelius, Habitat for Humanity New Zealand
Troy Brockbank, Pou Ārahi - Māori Advisory, Pattle Delamore Partners
Leader of the Opposition’s address | He kōrero nā te Kaiārahi o te Āpitihana
Christopher Luxon, MP, National Party
Closing keynote session | Whakakapinga a ngā kōrero matua
Jamie Fitzgerald
Closing ceremony | Te whakakapinga
Fulton Hogan Conference dinner and LGNZ EXCELLENCE Awards | Tā Fulton Hogan Kai a te pō mō te huihuinga, me ngā Tohu KAIRANGI A LGNZ