Membership of Āpōpō really grows your infrastructure asset management career.
– Murray Pugh, CE of Āpōpō
Why join Āpōpō?
Membership with Āpōpō amplifies your voice with key decision makers, celebrates your successes, and provides professional development to motivate and inspire you to deliver the infrastructure which our communities depend on.
You deserve a voice to celebrate your work, upskill and remain inspired and engaged in this vital industry. Our communities depend on the infrastructure which YOU build and maintain.
We empower you as infrastructure asset professionals – whether students, emerging or experienced – through professional development and industry insight and representation.
Be part of creating sustainable communities enabled by public asset management excellence through:
- Access to The Āpōpō Guide – our dynamic groundbreaking resource on all things infrastructure asset management
- Discounted professional development opportunities
- 10% discount on all Āpōpō training courses (in-person and online)
- Significant discounts on all events/forums and conferences
- Free attendance at branch meetings and most webinars.
- Access to technical communities, resources and expertise
- Industry recognition and awards
- Access to the latest news, resources and best practice
- Connections to government as trusted advisors.
Discounted professional development
- 10% discount on all Āpōpō training courses (in-person and online)
- Significant discounts off events (including the annual conference and forums)
- A broad range of New Zealand training courses are available including:
- Digital badges
- Online training courses
- Face to face training courses
- In-house training courses
- Free attendance at branch meetings – an excellent opportunity to:
- Network
- Hear inspirational presentations from experts in their fields
- Get Āpōpō updates and offerings from the branch chair
- Discuss your needs.
Access to technical communities, resources
and expertise
Gain access to specialised knowledge, industry best practice, manuals and resources online.
Get involved with special interest groups who run events and provide technical expertise:
- Land Development Engineers Group (LDEG)
- Infrastructure Decision Support (IDS)
- Roading Information Management Support (RIMS)
- National Asset Management Support (NAMS)
Professional Practice Accreditation
The Āpōpō Professional Practice Accreditation programme is designed to recognise and elevate the skills and expertise of asset management professionals across Aotearoa New Zealand through formal accreditation.
This structured accreditation programme offers two tiers of recognition:
- Asset Management Associate, and
- Asset Management Chartered Professional.
The Professional Practice Accreditation programme evaluates individuals’ competencies and professional experience to recognise only those capable of the highest standards of asset management practice.
Industry recognition & awards
Gain recognition for your projects, thought leadership, and achievements through the annual Āpōpō Awards:
- Infrastructure Asset Management Excellence Awards:
- Sustainability
- Community
- Improvement
- Leadership
- Innovation
- Congress competitions:
- Hynds Paper of the Year Award
- Emerging Presenter of the Year
- Poster Competition
- Scholarships:
- Young Leader
- Governance
- Emerging Asset Manager
- Senior Professional
The latest news, research and best practice
- Fortnightly intouch e-newsletter detailing latest news from the industry, thought leadership and upcoming events.
- Fortnightly Professional Development email with the latest online and in-person training opportunities.
Connections to government and industry as trusted advisors
- A stronger voice in local and central government and advocacy as a respected industry body
- Owners of industry standards such as the authoritative resource the Āpōpō Guide.
- Nomination to standards setting committees and technical working groups/bodies.
Join now to 30 June 2025
Your Membership Badge
To celebrate our members and to spread the message of sustainable communities enabled by public asset management excellence, all members will receive their own digital membership badge!
Upon joining Āpōpō, receive your own Āpōpō membership badge highlighting your commitment to asset management, as well as your pursuit of asset management knowledge and best practices.
Your badge uses unique meta-data to link it just to you! Share on LinkedIn and email to share your commitment to our industry!
