Keeping in touch with people in the Bay of Plenty / East Coast
Open to everyone
Our branch meetings are open to everyone, and we encourage Āpōpō members to bring colleagues along.
Branch Chairperson
Chair: Alun James
Technical Director – Water, Pattle Delamore Partners
Email: alun.james@pdp.co.nz
Branch area
At the 2021 AGM we made some changes to the Āpōpō branch boundaries to combine our former East Coast Branch with the Bay of Plenty region (which used to be part of our Northern Branch).
This change helps to balance branch member numbers and will increase the opportunity for participation in branch activity in this newly formed Bay of Plenty East Coast Branch.
Branch meetings are like free mini-conferences
for people in Asset Management
Branch news
Webinar with the Commerce Commission – Information Disclosure
23 September 2025, 12pm-1pm Āpōpō hosted this webinar with the Commerce Commission on its draft decision for information disclosure in the
Meet the Candidates Webinar – Āpōpō Board Elections
There are eight nominees for the four available Āpōpō Board roles, each bringing unique experience, insights, and passion for progressing
Upcoming local events
Ideas and suggestions?
If there is a topic you’d like to hear more on or to present on, please contact the branch Chair with your ideas.
Feature presentations
Feature presentations of note are available on the links below.
June 2017 meeting
- Asset management and long-term planning – Martin Richardson
August 2016 meeting
- External Relationships – Matthew Rodwell
- Optimised Decision Making – Dylan Stuijt
Free mini-conference
These meetings are a free mini-conference!
Share this learning opportunity with younger team members, and let’s build the next generation of public works professionals.
Bring them along to meet new contacts and network, learn from expert speakers, and present at future sessions.
Past meeting presentations
This year
We hosted the first 2022 Bay of Plenty | East Coast branch meeting on 20 May 2022 in Tauranga. Click here for agenda and see presentations below:
- Janine Speedy RM Reforms
- Jodie O’Doherty IPWEA NZ Update
- Mark Ivamy Natural Hazards
- Cathy Davidson | Orapai Woon Three Waters Collaboration
- Tim Haig Takitimu North Link
Last year
None recorded
