Registrations are now closed.
Tuesday, 24 September 2024, Claudelands, Kirikiriroa Hamilton
Preconference Symposium Prices
The preconference symposium is an additional cost to the main Conference Registration. Prices are below:
| Registration type | Excl GST NZD$ | GST value | Incl GST NZD$ |
| Preconference Symposium Member Registration | $224.52 | $11.23 | $235.75 |
| Preconference Symposium Non-Member Registration | $321.43 | $16.07 | $337.50 |
| Time | Topic | Speaker |
| 9.00am | Mihi Whakatau | Waikato Tainui |
| 9.05am (5 mins) |
Welcome | Gillian Blythe, Water New Zealand Chief Executive |
| 9.10am (30 mins) |
Scene setting
– Local Government Water Services (Preliminary Arrangements) Bill – Task for Metro and Rural Councils |
Nick Davis, Martin Jenkins |
| 9.40am (30 mins) |
Governance and structure: potential service delivery vehicles
– Status quo by Council (including department/business unit) – Council Controlled Organisation – Joint Water Services Council Controlled Organisations – Shared services model – Other |
Paddy McNamara, and Mike Wakefield, Simpson Grierson |
| 10.10am (45 mins) | Regulatory quality standards – what does the regulator expect?
– Taumata Arowai – Commerce Commission – Regional Councils |
Allan Prangnell, Taumata Arowai Andy Burgess, Commerce Commission Daran Ponter, Chair, Greater Wellington Regional Council |
| 10.55am (25 mins) | Morning Tea | |
| 11.20am (30 mins) | Decision making framework for an “aggregated” service delivery model
– Key factors in decision making – financial sustainability; management and operational capability; funding; economies of scale/scope; accountability to customers; responsiveness to change/innovation; – Worked examples of how a corporate finance structure can address key factors |
Andreas Heuser, Castalia
|
| 11.50am (30 mins) |
How do we ensure no one gets left behind? |
Marlon Bridge, Department of Internal Affairs and Tim Barry, Gisborne District Council |
| 12.20pm (30 mins) |
Financing water investment • The benefits of greater debt for water investment |
Scott Priestley, Mafic Partners |
| 12.50pm (60 mins) | Lunch | |
| 1.50pm (60 mins) |
Sharing evolution and experiences of Australian Water Business Delivery Models
|
Panel Discussion
Ryan Signor, Aurecon (facilitator)
Peter Dennis, Beca Hunter Water and President, Australian Water Association
Anna Jackson, Unity Water George Theo, TasWater (Virtual Speaker)
|
| 2.50pm (30 mins) |
Leveraging existing IP to enable local water to be done well | Lorraine Kendrick, Water New Zealand President |
| 3.20pm (15 mins) |
What is your role in enabling local water to be done well? Discussion | Gillian Blythe, Water New Zealand |
| 3.35pm (5 mins) |
Wrap up and closing karakia | Gillian Blythe, Water New Zealand |
| 3.40pm | Close | |
