Keeping in touch with people in the Upper South Island
Planning for 2024
Thanks to everyone who supported our branch events in 2023, in Rangiora and at the University of Canterbury.
We have an event hosted by the Christchurch City Council on Friday 13th September as our first this year, then will be heading back to the University of Canterbury.
We invite you to join us at this free event, which will involve two presentations and networking.
Let me know if you have any ideas for branch events, are interested in presenting or have a great site which we could visit.
Open to everyone
Our branch meetings are open to everyone, and we encourage Āpōpō members to bring colleagues along.
Branch area
The Upper South Island Branch is the area covered by the Canterbury Regional Council, West Coast Regional Council, Tasman District Council, Nelson City Council and Marlborough District Council, but excluding the area covered by the Waitaki District Council. Click to see a map.
Branch Chairperson: James Thorne
Branch meetings are like free mini-conferences
for people in Asset Management
Branch news
University of Canterbury Branch Event – Our largest branch event this year!
On Tuesday 17 October we held our largest branch event yet in the lecture theatre in University of Canterbury. The theme for this event was making infrastructure happen; a spotlight on public infrastructure and applied asset management.
Rangiora branch meeting – Friday 21 April
There was a great line up of speakers at this meeting. Our theme was separating the signal from the noise, and this carried on throughout the day.
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.
Why attend?
The benefits of staying connected with other professionals who are active in our industry are huge. Our busy workloads can sometimes leave us feeling isolated. Branch meetings are a great way to connect, be inspired, discuss difficulties and learn solutions – for free! They are designed to expose us to new ideas, reinforce a sense of community in public works, and re-energise us for the task ahead!
Emerging Āpōpō – we strongly encourage you to extend this learning opportunity to your younger team members.
Together we can build the next generation of public works professionals.
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.
Previous branch meeting presentations
This year
None yet
Last year
2 July 2021
- Location: Rangiora Town Hall
- Theme: The only constant in change
- Agenda 2 July 2021
Friday 16th April 2021
- Teresa Wooding – Water Reform Canterbury
- Richard McMillan – Water – Taumata Arowai
- Grant Holland – Transport AM in the desert – world bank project in Saudi Arabia
- Brett King – Health & Safety and the Why
Older
2020
Friday 21st February 2020
- Agenda 21 February 2020
- Chair Presentation – 2020
- Wastewater 1-1 Some Tools in the Toolbox – Graeme Fox, Jeff Cuthbertson – 2020
- Addressing H&S Issues, Takaka Resource Recovery Centre – David Stephenson, Graham Poxon – 2020
- Dealing with Growth, Richmond West Development – Dwayne Fletcher, Dugald Ley – 2020
- Managing Emergency Work in Today’s risk averse environment – Brian McManus, Jamie McPherson – 2020
- Building Cycle Infrastructure for AAA (All Ages & Abilities) – Peter Kortegast, WSP – 2020
