Chief Executive’s message
Ngā mihi nui to everyone who joined us and helped make the 10th IWA ASPIRE and Water New Zealand Conference and Expo 2025 such a success!
After nine years in the making, we were thrilled to finally welcome a record 2,494 delegates and exhibitors from around 50 countries to Ōtautahi Christchurch.
This was the first time we embarked on this ambitious event – hosting the International Water Association to combine to one big conference – keeping the key ingredients of our very own successful events – our presentations, exhibitions and collegiality across the industry.
Over the week, we featured more than 200 technical presentations across 13 separate streams spanning smart solutions, AI and digital innovation, asset management, and much more — showcasing the best of global research and practical know-how, along with 273 exhibition sites.
If you attended the conference and have access to the event app, you can now download the final papers directly through the app. These papers will not be made available on the Water New Zealand website until 2026.
A huge thank you to everyone who made it possible — our incredible Avenues Event Management team, the organising, technical, and programme committees, and our generous sponsors and partners. Together, we’ve made history.
Gillian Blythe
Chief Executive
Water New Zealand
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